Based on a historic novel in the backdrop of French revolution by Victor Hugo.
First of all , I could not understand why they have chosen a musical format. It was based on a lengthy novel, not a play , to cover the whole story in two and half hours. The director was obsessed with songs, even simple , unimportant conversations also replaced with songs. Except slave-song and revolution-song no is worth remembering. Of course I am no aficionado in the subject of musicals, but if this was my first musical , then definitely I would not dare to watch another musical.
I didn't like the casting either. Russell Crowe didn't fit in the character well, he lack the stern face the character demands. His expressions were worst while showing the moral dilemma before the character takes its life. Huge Jackman was perfect for the always-struggling character. However " The dictator " fame Cohen beat him in giving life to the role. It's sad that Johnny Depp was not part of such an offbeat movie.
Well, I was skimming through the Wikipedia article on the book and realized that , as usual, the book offers more than the movie. So, added this one to my To-Read list.
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