"The Hobbit," "Les Mis" - Great expectations, not quite fulfilled

THE HOBBIT

directed by Peter Jackson
starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis; brief appearances by old friends Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee
based on the novel (and other writings) by J.R.R. Tolkien

GRADE: B


LES MISERABLES

directed by Tom Hooper
starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham-Carter, Sasha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks & other Broadway veterans

GRADE: B/B-