It may have set Christmas day box office records, grossing an estimated $18.2 million on it’s opening day, but the film version of Les Miserables also had plenty of harsh criticism accompany it, including that of Adam Lambert.

The all-star cast includes Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter. Prior to the film’s release, much was made of the actors performing live on set instead of laying down the tracks in a studio prior to filming. Lambert took to Twitter after seeing the film to criticize director Tom Hooper’s choice, which took much of the operatic bombast out of the film.

Les Mis: Visually impressive w great Emotional performances. But the score suffered massively with great actors PRETENDING to be singers.

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Adam Lambert (@adamlambert) December 30, 2012

...it's an opera. Hollywoods movie musicals treat the singing as the last priority. (Dreamgirls was good)

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Adam Lambert (@adamlambert) December 30, 2012

And I do think it was cool they were singing live- but with that cast, they should have studio recorded and sweetened the vocals.

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Adam Lambert (@adamlambert) December 30, 2012

He then went on to point out the actors he thought fared best in the film.

Anne Hathaway as Fantine and Enjolras were the exceptions for me.

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Adam Lambert (@adamlambert) December 30, 2012

Helena B Carter and Sasha B Cohen were great too.

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Adam Lambert (@adamlambert) December 30, 2012

Eponine's voice was cool too...

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Adam Lambert (@adamlambert) December 30, 2012

Noticeably absent from any praise were the film’s two male leads, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. Crowe, who has been singled out by many critics as lacking the vocal strength required for the role of the villainous Javert, was alerted to Lambert’s rant by a fan and responded in kind, accepting Lambert’s criticism graciously.

@russellcrowe @adamlambert Raw and real was what made it so intense. I saw Broadway show 2x...more ensemble piece with less intensity.

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Karen S. (@Brunettemom123) January 02, 2013

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