The four of us loved it. It's quite long,...well over two hours. But we never felt that it needed to hurry up. I'm glad we went. I always feel that one measure of a quality film is whether it keeps you talking about it in a good way afterwards. Over dinner the four of us talked about it a lot.
Musicals ain't for everyone, Darren, that's for sure. And to be honest I've never felt that Les Miz was my cup of tea. But this film is very accessible. And for me personally, the accessibility--meaning I could identify clearly what each character was singing and why--gave me the chance to appreciate the lyrics (the construction of which to tell a story to music and in rhyme I find quite fascinating generally).
