[onedoug]

Russell Crowe was truly great in Les Miserables, and Argo was thrill ride. Wait for Netflix or the DVD, but you should really see both.

[oh8eleven]

Have already seen the original "Les Miserables" (1935) many times. Even watched the TV version.
Not even the (supposedly) great "Lincoln" will get me to fork over one thin dime to Hollyweird.

[randita]

IMO, Russell Crowe was the weakest actor in the movie. His singing voice was amateurish compared to the rest. It was like community theater when he sang.

I’ve seen Les Mis on Broadway and watched concert productions of it on TV. The role of Javert requires a professional trained singing voice.

Jackman and Hathaway were up to the task. Crowe was not, unfortunately. They didn’t need an actor of the stature of Crowe to make the movie a success. I wish they had cast someone with a good singing voice for the part. It would have been a vast improvement.

Other than that, the film was terrific.