Don't get me wrong because I love the story, and I have seen the Broadway production twice and would definitely go and see it again if I had the chance. However, that doesn't change the fact that I truly felt bored while I was watching this.

Perhaps it is BECAUSE of the fact that I am so familiar with the story and musical that I didn't enjoy it. Perhaps it is because I have the idea in my head about how the songs should sound and the characters in the movie weren't capable of sounding exactly like that. I know this would be an unfair way of critiquing this film, but I can't help how i feel.

With such a loaded cast it is no surprise that it made a crap-ton of money and was nominated for a bunch of awards as well as winning some of them. Director Tom Hooper was definitely trolling for Oscars when he decided that the musical numbers were actually performed and recorded in real time; IE no one was lip-syncing in the scenes. This was undoubtedly extremely difficult and time-consuming as doing acting or singing is difficult enough on their own - and the slightest mistake would require spending a great deal more time on each individual segment.

I was actually quite happy when it did NOT win best picture because it seemed to me to be a cash grab from an already well-known and to be honest, a bit worn out story. Perhaps this is an unpopular opinion. However, I have never enjoyed film adaptation of any Broadway production and this includes especially Phantom.

I did enjoy the decision to place Sasha Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter in the mostly comedic roles of the Thénardiers.

A pretty epic trailer, even i will admit that. I'm not saying this movie is bad, because it isn't. I just think that it is overrated and not necessarily Oscar-worthy. But when you spend that much money and take on such a daunting task, i suppose the Oscar nod is inevitable. For me anyway, i actually skipped parts of the movie while i was watching it. Perhaps familiarity truly does breed contempt.