Totally agree about Javert (did he bring down Stars a third or so!? He needed to nail that song and he didn't.) and I noticed the line you pointed out between Marius and Cosette too! I also though Seyfried was fine, which reviews did not agree with. I thought Jackman was mostly good, but also that he was uneven

I thought Marius a bit soft too, though I normally don't care much for empty chairs at empty tables and he nailed it. Can't speak for Eponine as this pregnant lady took a bathroom break during On My Own so that she wouldn't miss One Day More.

I was happy they mostly cut Beggars at the Feast, which I think would have been a bit much at that point.

I also liked the adding back in from the book-- the tooth-- and the grandfather, and the convent as well. (I thought the Pinky Ring was in the musical because I think I remember the line, "I know this. This was mine.") DH and I wondered about the elephant too-- it's been a long time since I read the book, and I wondered if Hugo had spent, like, a chapter or so talking about the elephant, and that's why it was included so clearly in the set. The added song in the carriage was "eh" at best.

In general, I thought there was a bit too much shaky camera and a few too many close ups especially in scenes where there were some cool sets that I didn't get a chance to look at before we were back in on someone's face. For instance, the opening scene was magnificent. More of that, please!