![]() Both of the actors made the movie’s love triangle work, though the majority of it was delivered by Éponine (Samantha Barks). The latter’s grief during his acting/singing was palpable, conjuring up the desire to see the scene without singing. The other singing performances in Les Miserables glided, performed by actors/actresses far more talented, two of note being Samantha Barks (who sang: “On My Own”) and Eddie Redmayne (who sang: “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”). The real singers, in both films, showed themselves immediately. The same phenomenon occurred in Joel Schumacher‘s The Phantom of the Opera with Gerard Butler, though to less effect since the demands on his singing voice were less significant. 3/4’s of his singing was passable to good, the other 1/4 was where Russell Crowe’s permeated: the singing got the job done, nothing more, and was a glaring exercise in an untrained voice. These instances did not just happen with Crowe (who played Javier) but with other characters as well, including Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman). His stand-alone singing performances were aggravating and illustrated that some things in this film shouldn’t have been sung. ![]() Most if not all of his singing was two or three auditory points above virtual nails raked against a chalk board. One actor without such skill that was forced to sing in Les Miserables was Russell Crowe. It was a powerful rendition that showed that Hathaway is not without some vocal skill in addition to her substantial acting prowess. ![]() The effects of her continuous degradation and grief exploded on her face as she emoted through “I Dreamed a Dream”. During that scene, the viewer also saw the finest singing/acting in the Les Miserables. When she sang after her first “customer”, the viewer felt and saw her pain and torment. One such character was Fantine (Anne Hathaway). When in the sewer of their lives, some characters became captivating to watch and listen to. It was in the falling that the characters became most interesting. Characters descended in the film and rose, ascended and fell.
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