Anyway, I'm going to skip the raving and get on with the review. And the cast is brilliant - Hugh Jackman, Russel Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried etc. There is almost no talking involved, it's all singing, but they make it work fantastically. We watch it together lots and we cry at the many sad bits and sometimes sing along to the great songs. Les Miserables is my favourite film, and my daughter's too. But ultimately, Les Miserables is about the redemptive power of love and faith, and there are many moments of hope and beauty amid the miserable ones. Expect some bawdy lyrics/references (with a sprinkling of curse words, including one 's-t'), a very sad scene in which an unwilling prostitute 'entertains' a client, plenty of cleavage, some blood, and a few very sad deaths (including one suicide). Characters suffer painful beatings, degrade themselves out of desperation, engage in gun and bayonet fights, claw their way through unspeakable filth, and more.

The film deals with abject poverty, prostitution, imprisonment, corruption, war, and death all of which fans of the musical will be expecting - but bringing the story to the screen means it has a much more realistic feel (despite the fact that the actors sing virtually all of the dialogue).

Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway star in the gritty, often-heartbreaking tale of justice, duty, love, and revolution. Parents need to know that this all-star version of Les Miserables is an adaptation of the world-famous stage musical, which itself is based on Victor Hugo's classic 1862 novel.

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