She isn't in the movie for long, since she finds herself in the perpetually doomed role of Fantine, but her time in the movie isn't soon forgotten. Anne Hathaway's rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream' is one of the most touching cinematic sequences I saw during all of last year. Sadly, the movie is heavily front-loaded with the best performances. It may not be pretty to look at, but it sure gets the story's point across. The sheer distance of the audience from the actors on stage makes it difficult to discern slight facial expressions. This is something you're rarely privy to when watching a stage play. He uses ultra-close-ups on the actors faces as they're belting out their lines. Hooper's camera decisions work wonders here, even if many people felt the need to condemn him for them. What I found that I liked, is what Tom Hooper caught the most flak for. Does it live up to the widely popular play?

The tale of Valjean is a beautiful one, but fans of the stage play in particular want to know how it measures up. The story is a sprawling epic which covers heavy themes like love, redemption, and sacrifice. It's a classic story, which resonates with countless fans of the novel and the play.

From that point on Valjean commits to reforming his life into something worthwhile. Instead of condemning Valjean, the priest forgives him by telling the guards that he meant for Valjean to take the silver. He's caught as he's fleeing and brought back to the priest.

Even though the priest has shown kindness, Valjean attempts to steal some silver. After Valjean's release he comes to find an old priest who welcomes him into the monastery. He's spent the last two decades of his life performing back-breaking work under the scornful eye of Javert (Russell Crowe). Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is sentenced to 19 years hard labor after stealing a loaf of bread so his family wouldn't starve. Although, it also shines a light on the movie's most glaring fault. Having the actors naturally sing on set provides the movie with realism that studio recording might not be able to recreate. While this is a break from the norm, it isn't the first time it has happened (see: ' Across the Universe'). Tom Hooper takes to directing the musical, which boasts on set singing instead of music recorded in a sound studio later. Being an immensely popular stage musical, it was only a matter of time before someone threw a couple hundred million dollars at a big-budget movie adaption. Instead, this is an all musical all the time adaption of the 'Les Misérables' stage play. This certainly isn't the straight-forward adaption of Victor Hugo's famed literary classic that we saw in 1998.

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