Tom Hooper and cinematographer Danny Cohen sure do like short-sided frames and 14mm lenses. The compositions were my favorite part of what I found to be an otherwise pat experience in The King’s Speech. Similarly, Les Misérables risks looking quite stuffy and musical theatre-lite to my eyes. Yet, the images are explosive, especially when juxtaposing canted angles with scenery that cuts diagonally through landscapes. Plus, Russell Crowe sings.