Customer Reviews
Appalling - By: Reiver, 04 Mar 2008 
This has got to be one of the worst examples of acting ever put on screen. The scenes were poorly staged & the acting so stilted as to be amateurish. Don't waste your time watching this read the book instead.
So much wasted potential - By: Eric Ward, 18 Dec 2007 With a cast like this & one of the great literary masterpieces for source material, I was expecting more from this version of Les Miserables.
The whole thing was badly edited, giving the impression the filmakers were in a hurry to get through the story while sacrificing the quality. With such great actors it is a pity that the plot was destroyed, to the extent that many scenes & confrontations seemed to be contrived & ridiculous simply because not enough time was spent to develop them. This would & should have been at least a six hour mini-series like the Count of Monte Cristo (Also starring Depardieu) which is magnificent.
Fine adaption of a masterpeice - By: Bluebell, 28 Jun 2007 
I thought this film managed to portray the majesty of the book very well. Most of the performances were excellent, particularly Depardieu who gave great depth of feeling to his character. Like another reviewer I'm a bit hard of hearing & the use of French actors speaking English added authenticity but did make intelligibility more difficult. I got round this by linking my TV to an infra-red transmitter & headphone system.
Les Miserables/Depardieu - By: Roughdiamond, 19 May 2007 
This particular film deserved its "12" certificate.
In my opinion, Depardieu certainly did not perform to his usual standard, although his acting in English may well have constrained his freedom of expression.
I watched this film thinking that it couldn't get any worse,...but it did.
The running time of 172 minutes felt like a lifetime, due possibly ,that apart from Depardieu & Malkovitch, the casting was abyssmal, especiallly that of "Maurice",and the story line was childishly presented & performed.
In comparison to the other version of Les Miserables, starring Liam Neeson,
this particular version will go down as a dud.
Sorry, Depardieu, but you desrve better!!!
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Literary Classic that pulls it off on screen - By: Jay, 17 May 2007 As usual... no movie can compare to the book in which they are inspired... I've read Les Miserables, a masterpiece which share the top with my alll time favorites. The movie... I think it isn't bad at alll, considering that for a film it is impossible to show the detail of the book. Even if it is incomplete & many characters are missing, I think it is a very good introduction to the fantastic world that Victor Hugo created for us. I remember the film as touching & highly emotional. I would recommend to everyone, even those who have read the novel. Please understand that this is a movie, & not a Literary work. Watch it for legendary performances by Depardieu & Malkovich.
