All those people who have delighted in chanting "Russell Crowe cannae sing" since Les Miserables had its cinema release are missing the point.
Director Tom Hooper's bold decision to capture the vocals live, not through pre-recorded playback, has put acting back into musical performance. In my opinion, Crowe conveys the obsessive mood of a typical Victor Hugo villain rather well.
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