Just saw "Les Miserables", and was very taken with Amanda Seyfried's singing. Thought the first part of the movie, which mostly revolved around Anne Hathaway as Fantine, was a bit muddled. When it got into the business about the barricades and Marius (Eddie Redmayne),Cossette (Amanda Seyfried) and Eponine (Samantha Barks) the music became the driving force, and I thought it really came together.

Hugh Jackman was a bit unfocussed(I kept thinking he was going to break into "What Kind of Fool am I?), and Russell Crowe, who can seem menacing with a sharp glance, was surprisingly un-menacing as Javert.

I liked it, but I (unlike JtS) like musicals. Was it Oscar material? Not unless you're comparing it to "Argo" and "Django Unchained". But the musical numbers are way better than the ones in "Lincoln";-)