Les Miserables [DVD]

A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel about a recently-released prisoner named Jean Valjean struggling to survive during the French revolution. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misrables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemptiona timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantines (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. Reviews "This "Les Mis" does make you feel, intensely and sometimes thrillingly, by honoring the emotional core of its source material. " Wall Street Journal "Les Mis駻ables is sweeping, as would be expected given the scope of the hugely popular stage musical from which it is adapted. But it's also wonderfully intimate, thanks to Tom Hooper's deft direction. " USA Today "Besides being a feast for the eyes and ears, Les Mis駻ables overflows with humor, heartbreak, rousing action and ravishing romance. Damn the imperfections, it's perfectly marvelous. " Rolling Stone "Les Miserables understandably cuts some of the stage production's numｭbers, but all of the major anthems are intact and wonderfully presented. " ReelViews "Occasionally, like its characters, ragged around the edges, this nevertheless rings with all the emotion and power of the source and provides a new model for the movie musical. " Empire "What we're left with is a love-it-or-hate-it film. Those determined to resist its deep-seated romanticism - or its operatic approach - will probably emerge from the theater as miserable as the film's characters. But those who are willing to give into it, and who want to take a grand cinematic voyage, stand to be greatly rewarded. " New Orleans Times-Picayune "Despite its pitfalls, this movie musical is a clutch player that delivers an