If there’s one thing we learned from the debacle of 2016, it’s that you should never underestimate the staying power of nostalgia.
Tag: Musicals
Image source. Copyright Miramax Films, 2002.
For some reason, Rob Marshall’s 2002 musical Chicago doesn’t get as much love as it should.
Image source. Copyright Universal Pictures, 2012.
By most standards of “good moviemaking,” Tom Hooper’s 2012 adaptation of the hit Broadway musical should be a total flop. The acting is uneven, the length an eyesore, and as CinemaSins has effectively pointed out, the live singing flawed. Yet you just can’t bring yourself to dislike Les Mis.