Les Misérables: 10 Reasons It's Awesome
If you haven't read our review of Tom Hooper's Les Misérables yet, the cut of it is that Hooper has delivered a lavish, exhaustively comprehensive take on the world's most famous musical, and one that is liable to pick up considerable awards momentum in the coming months. We expect it will receive Academy Award nominations for Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup & Hairstyling, Original Song, Production Design, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. That would mean a whopping 13 nominations, and while it might lose a few of these in the more crowded fields, it's best considered a major threat as we move forward in awards season. Outside of all that rigmarole, the film is going to be a huge treat to the show's fans above all else when it opens in the UK on January 11th next year, likely being a huge box office smash in the US before that (it opens there Christmas Day) and going down as one of the most meticulously-assembled movie musicals of all time. Here are 10 reasons why Les Misérables is awesome.