Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
47KLes Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary: Directed by Nick Morris, Laurence Connor, James Powell. With Alfie Boe, Norm Lewis, Matt Lucas, Jenny Galloway. A celebratory 25th anniversary concert performance of the hit musical at The O2 in London.
“If this reminds you of SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, itu0026#39;s almost certainly meant to. Anthony Hopkins, in creepy (hammy!) near-Hannibal mode, plays a clairvoyant investigator helping the FBI track down a serial killer who – by credibility-stretching coincidence – also happens to be blessed with amazing psychic powers and has a seriously weird motive for his grisly crimes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSOLACE was originally pitched as a sequel to SE7EN, weu0026#39;re told, and had major production difficulties. There are echoes of almost all the Hannibal Lecter movies. Abbie Cornishu0026#39;s FBI agent never escapes from the shadow of Jodie Fosteru0026#39;s Clarice Starling. Colin Farrell is, as ever, a charismatic presence, although he is playing a character the script does not make remotely believable. We see too many of Hopkinsu0026#39;s u0026#39;visionsu0026#39; of how things may (or may not) be about to turn out. Nowhere near as grim and atmospheric as SE7EN, SOLACE is more than a little daft – but despite muddled direction itu0026#39;s still gripping and at least as watchable as a u0026#39;vintageu0026#39; episode of CSI.”
