'Les Miserables' Trailer Sparks Mixed Reviews
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BY JOE DEUTSCHMANN
ANCHOR CARISSA LOETHEN
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It’s been on Broadway. Now it will try another shot at the big screen.
Universal Pictures released its trailer for “Les Misérables” online Wednesday, igniting a slew of early mixed reviews in anticipation for the film’s December release. Here’s a quick look at the trailer:
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The upcoming movie is based on the 1987 hit Broadway musical by the same name, which is based on a novel by Victor Hugo.
The trailer features a melodiously melancholy Anne Hathaway, who plays ill-fated Fantine. A writer for Cinema Blend reports the film is full of Hollywood A-listers, including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried and Sacha Baron Cohen. Acclaimed director Tom Hooper is in the director’s chair for the project.
“Everything about it looks epic. It feels grand in scope. Hooper’s an excellent director, an Oscar-winning talent. And I think he has tapped the ideal cast for his stage-to-screen adaptation.”
But only a 90-second preview? A writer for Entertainment Weekly says, give me more!
“It’s a bit of a shame that we don’t get to hear Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, or Amanda Seyfried show off their pipes....”
But a writer for The Guardian says — 90 seconds was enough to convince him... the movie just looks plain depressing.
“This trailer is so unrelentingly demoralising that I just want to crawl into bed and cry myself inside out for a month. This is, hands down, the most bummed out I've ever been. Ever.”
Youtube’s Beyond The Trailer says — recent musicals-turned-movies like “Nine” and “Sweeney Todd” have done poorly at the box office, but that Les Mis will do well because of its successful producer, Cameron Mackintosh.
“Sir Cameron Mackintosh is considered one of the greatest musical producers who ever lived, responsible for bringing such hits to the London stage as ‘Cats,’ ‘The Phantom of the Opera,’ ‘Miss Saigon,’ ‘Marry Poppins’ and ‘Les Miserables.’”
In an interview with CNN, director Tom Hooper said he thought about making the movie 3-D but later decided against it, saying the story was strong on its own. Les Mis comes to American theaters December 14.
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