| Les Miserables Review |
| by James Sanford |
| Given all the liberties Hollywood has taken with the classics
lately - spicing up ``The Man in the Iron Mask'' with scatological
jokes; a ``Romeo & Juliet'' boasting a disco-belting drag queen;
Indian attacks and a happy ending for Hester Prynne...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| But looming over this production, like a giant elm keeping it always in
shadow, is the very popular musical stage version of the book. For more
than 10 years people around the world have become familiar with Hugo's
story through this extravaganza. They...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| Opening May 1, "Les Miserables" beats the handfuls of summer films. It
sprawls across the screen, inviting the viewer into the expansive French
countryside. Even larger are the themes, which are portrayed without
condescension. more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Tim Voon |
| LES MISERABLES 1998
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
2 :-) :-) out of 4, for a difficult adaptation more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| It's the first half of 1998's remake (there have been about 20 of them
altogether) of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables that gives cinemagoers a
real kick. Paced with beautiful realism and driven by examinations of
the human heart, the first hour or so is...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by James Sanford |
| Given all the liberties Hollywood has taken with the classics lately -
spicing up "The Man In The Iron Mask" with scatological jokes; a "Romeo &
Juliet" boasting a disco-belting drag queen; Indian attacks and a happy
ending for Hester Prynne in the Demi...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Bille August
Cast: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes
Screenplay: Rafael Yglesias
Producers: James Gorman, Sarah Radclyffe
Runtime:
US Distribution: Columbia
Rated PG-13: violence, sexual content more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| Can a person fundamentally change? This is a question that has been plaguing
philosophers ever since our ancestors sat around their campfires discussing
the nature of things. Is there such a such a state as redemption? more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Craig Roush |
| Release Date: May 1, 1998
Starring: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Hans
Matheson, Reine Brynolfsson, Peter Vaughan, Mimi Newman
Directed by: Bille August
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Entertainment
MPAA Rating:...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Yen, Homer |
| Is moral reform merely a deluded fantasy as Inspector Javert (Geoffrey
Rush) believes? Do our actions forge an irreversible path towards a
predetermined destination or are we capable of retracing our path,
mending our ways and turning over a new leaf? more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| LES MISERABLES (1998) ** 1/2 Directed by Bille August. Screenplay, Rafael
Yglesias, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Photography, Jorgen Persson.
Editing, Janus Billeskov-Jansen. Production design, Anna Asp. Music, Basil
Poledouris. Cast: Liam Neeson...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Rick Ferguson |
| If you go into LES MISERABLES with the expectation that the Valjean or
Fantine or any of your other favorite characters are going to burst into
song, you're in the wrong place. This umpteenth version of Victor Hugo's
classic morality tale is not, I'm...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by James Kendrick |
| Director: Bille August || Screenplay: Rafael Yglesias (based on the novel by
Victor Hugo) || Stars: Liam Neeson (Jean Valjean), Geoffrey Rush (Inspector
Javert), Uma Thurman (Fantine), Claire Danes (Cosette), Reine Brynolfsson
(Beauvoir), Hans Matheson...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Joy Wyse |
| Starring: Liam Neeson as Jean Valjean
Geoffrey Rush as Javert
Uma Thurman as Fantine
Claire Danes as Cosette [adult]
Mimi Newman as Cosette [child]
Hans Matheson as Marius
Directed by: Bille August
Screenplay: Rafael Yglesias
Review by: Joy...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Columbia Pictures
Director: Bille August
Writer: Rafael Yglesias from Victor Hugos' novel
Cast:Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire
Danes, Hans Matheson more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| >From the first film version of Victor Hugo's classic novel 'Les
Miserables' in 1935 with Fredric March and Charles Laughton, to the
latest (not counting this one) in 1995 with Jean-Paul Belmondo and
Michel Boujenah, there have been four other notable...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States, 1998
U.S. Release Date: 5/1/98 (wide)
Running Length: 2:15
MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Mild violence, sexual situations)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Victor Hugo's famous novel, "Les Miserables," has now been made
into - count 'em - 16 different movies, and that doesn't include the
filmed version of the musical from a few years back. What THE HOUSE OF
THE SPIRITS director Bille August is trying...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| LES MISERABLES (1998)
(Columbia/Mandalay)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Hans
Matheson.
Screenplay: Rafael Yglesias, based on the novel by Victor Hugo.
Producers: Sarah Radcliffe and James Gorman.
Director: Bille...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Ben Hoffman |
| Victor Hugo's classic epic has been brought to the screen magnificently. Aided
by a top-notch cast, the film will surely be considered come Oscar time. In
1812, Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson) is the convict who spends 20 years in jail at
hard labor for...more |
| Les Miserables Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| The calendar year has not even reached its midway point, but that hasn't
prevented Columbia Pictures from trotting out a lavish period drama more
befitting of the winter Oscar-bait season. Bille August's high-profile
adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic...more |
