Les Miserables

There is a certain kind of cinema that knows exactly what it wants, and goes for it without any hesitation whatsoever. Les Mis Miserables, the latest rendition of Victor Hugo's tale of wretched souls and social apathy in 19th century France, is one such film, that is solely directed at bagging those little golden statues, right from the casting to the extravagant production.

As it turns out, Tom Hooper's Les Mis?©rables has already passed the first test of fire, aka the Golden Globe Awards.

The story, for those unfamiliar with the classic, is as follows. Set in....