Just came home from this. I can agree with you about poor Crowe. He doesn't have the kind of voice for that part, and he couldn't carry the aggression and antagonism and implacable foe-ness of the part in his singing, which is where most of that lives. (Especially as it's all recitative. Poor guy.)

Amanda Seyfried's voice is very old-fashioned, and it's not to a lot of people's taste, I understand. And I never cared much for the grown-up Cosette, because, well, because she's a cipher, really. The character is pretty and good and there for Marius to fall in love with.

I like Gavroche, but I never pegged him as Thenardier's kid, either. And I find his arrogance in the face of oppressive poverty and death kind of charming.

Anyway, liked it, didn't love it, cried far less than expected. Ann Hathaway needs to eat a sandwich.