I've seen the movie and read the unabridged and an abridged version of the book. And that's the pattern I'm seeing Just keep in mind that Javert is a difficult role to play and Russell Crowe deserves a little slack. Feb 13, AM. Hello there I am Parisian and I have loved Les Mis always - I didn't even know that RC was so hated for this part, to me he personified Javert, the way he should be - he was the tragic character Javert truly is.
So what if he sang a little of key? This is by far one of the better Les Mis on screen, the one with Liam N and Geoffrey Rush was horrible, so far from the book that I had a hard time watching the entire movie saw it with a friend and we both wanted to leave after ten minutes : No, this musical I believe captures the spirit?
Mar 11, AM. Mar 17, PM. To be fair to Crowe, it is a different interpretation of Javert, a man with unwavering allegiance to justice and authority, not obsessed. The obsessed Javert is kind of overplayed. This way his suicide is more believable, ValJean saving his life and ask for nothing in return has assaulted his worldview of the world. He just could not reconcile his happenstance, feeling and worldview.
If he is thankful and let ValJean go, it goes against his worldview of justice and authority, which is the bedrock of his existence. If he does not let ValJean go, he does not know how to repay him or even justify all of these years of going after him. In his view, a criminals should not have an altruistic side to them.
Rather than making an decision which he would be damned either way. He chose to kill himself. If he is Catholic, most of the French are, it could be further construed that he'd rather face hell than deal with his existential crisis. So the cold hard portrayal of Crowe falls in line with a man who is blindly devoted justice and authority. Critics are stupid. Russel did an amazing job and I'm not even a fan of his. He really brought a lot of emotion into Javert's character. Kudos to Crowe.
Mar 20, AM. I really liked the film version of Les Mis. I thought Russel did a very good job acting but I wouldn't give his singing an A plus. He's not classically trained like some other people were and is backgrounds are more bluesy and rock n roll. He did have a short career as a singer I forgot the name of the band. His acting was wonderful but his singing was out of tune with everyone else.
Music puns lol. Mar 21, PM. People diss Russell Crowe because, to most people who have actually seen a stage performance of Les Mis, his vocal performance as Javert was a terrible disappointment.
This movie provided the opportunity to introduce Les Mis to a whole new audience - and they chose someone with very weak singing chops, and now that is the version of the show that will last, that will be watched and re-watched and talked about - a version where Javert's numbers have no depth, feeling or soul. He sounds like he's on auto-tune throughout the whole movie.
His vocal performance, when compared to the likes of Terrence Mann, is about as nuanced as a child's finger painting when compared with Van Gogh. I hope I've been quite clear.
Jan 16, PM. Whoever has seen the Glums on stage cannot possibly say that Crowe did a good job. He wasn't horrible, he was beyond horrible. Let his singing abilities aside, as an actor he did absolutely nothing for the role. He was flat thruout the movie. If you just compare his Javert with a concert version, 10th anniversary one it's on Youtube btw , where Philip Quast played Javert.. I really don't understand why on earth he auditioned for that role in the first place and why he wasn't replaced when it was obvious he wasn't up to the task.
I don't dislike Crowe as an actor in general, I'm talking as somebody who's loved Glums for many years and every single time I see or hear that musical, it moves me deeply. But not Crowe. He's beyond horrible. Feb 04, PM. I think it's totally unfair to compare Russell Crowe to Glums or Quast. Get over it, People! There are professional singers and there are actors. Feb 05, PM. Ok, as an actor, he did a shitty job. Jenn wrote: "People diss Russell Crowe because, to most people who have actually seen a stage performance of Les Mis, his vocal performance as Javert was a terrible disappointment.
This movie provided the oppo Apr 21, PM. Though I am not yet 13, I have read the book, seen the movie, I have watched the musicals on television and am going to see the musical in June. I felt that Crowe's performance was phenomenal. Though Norm Lewis was my top favourite Javert portrayer, Crowe has to be one of my top ones.
I felt that his tone was beautiful and I feel the cast was chosen perfectly. Especially Enjorlas, my gosh Though people complain about Russel Crowe's lack of emotion and off-pitch, I think they fail to notice mistakes that Hugh Jackman has also made.
For instance, Javert: "It seems to me we may have met. This is just my personal opinion. May 05, PM. I have never heard so bad musical adaptation. Sam Barks was only decent singer, otherwise both singing and direction were abysmal. Crowe was a robot. Get over it. Some like it. Oct 05, PM.
Type keyword s to search. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. More From Movies. Movies 'Les Miserables' fim stars to sing live? But judging from the casting in any number of big budget Hollywood musicals, movie producers seem to think that anyone can learn to sing. Let me be clear: if Russell Crowe were sitting at home singing along with his double CD set of the original Les Mis production, I would cheer him.
But he was paid millions to play a major role in a musical and I would argue that his inability to execute the vocal lines skillfully made the movie weaker and less effective. No comparison. Singers who can act. Granted, I am biased on this issue.
I am a professional singer myself, with an advanced degree in voice. The underlying point, though, is that Les Mis is a musical. If director Tom Hooper truly respected the material, then he would have seen that the musical line was just as important as the words the actors were saying or the cinematography. If he wanted to do it without music, he could have remixed the version starring Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush.
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