Rent

Pros: Rosario Dawson is yummy
Cons: Everything

Rent is based on the musical play that has won many awards and acclaim. Naturally, the kind of popularity would result in it being adapted to a movie. Even a big name director (Chris Columbus) was brought in and Robert DeNiro was a producer. With ...

Pros: excellent acting and singing, moving, good music
Cons: grim and gritty, depressing

I went to a high school that had a very strong focus on the performing arts, so theater was a passion for many of my fellow students. If I learned anything about my fellow theater buffs during those four years, I think perhaps it was this: if you are a ...

Pros: Seasons of Love is a catchy jingle.
Cons: Preachy issue propaganda with unwatchably undramatic exchanges and boring numbers

Since the success of Chicago, movie producers and producers of Broadway musicals have been looking for the next big thing, something to continue Chicago's success in breaking the MTV curse. Rent, the movie, is a reasonable extention of that logic. The ...

Pros: Great performances; Jesse L. Martin can sing!
Cons: Scattered; dance numbers could have been better.

I didn’t quite know what to expect when I sat down to watch Rent (2005); it was not what I expected. I have of course heard of the smash Pulitzer and Tony Award winning Broadway musical, but I knew little of its content. Directed by Chris ...

Pros: Probably my favorite rock musical so far
Cons: Sometimes it's hard to understand why Roger is running from Mimi

Rent is a rock musical written by Jonathan Larson. Its opening was in NYC back in 1996. It is a musical that I have avoided for a long time despite the fact that I love the genre. I figured it must be a waste of time as it couldn’t possibly ...

Pros: music, cast, clear DVD detail
Cons: none for me

I wasn’t exactly sure what I was going to see when I started Rent but I had heard so much about it I figured it was going to be a good experience. I would imagine the live performance would feel quite differently but the fact that a good ...

Pros: "The music ignites the night with passionate fires."; very good acting
Cons: The best songs are cut short, and some songs are cut out

Well, how about LOVE!?! I've never seen Rent in the theatres. However, being the musical fanatic that I am, I was ecstatic when I heard that Rent was hittin' the big screen. After viewing it, I can say that my ecstacy was certainly well placed and ...

Pros: Good singing, talented cast.
Cons: Everything else

I guess it was about 8 or 9 years ago when I treated a business associate of mine, and his wife, to a performance of Rent on Broadway in New York City. The show hadn't yet received the Tony's it eventually did, but the reviews were overwhelmingly ...

Pros: truly emotional performances, fantastic music, solid adaptation
Cons: It's only 2 hours long

Operas are a unique art form. Either you love them or hate them. And when they deal with controversial subject matter, that chasm can grow even deeper. So it is with Rent, a modern classic pop-opera that takes unbelievable situations and characters and ...

Pros: Infectious and emotionally-charged musical with great DVD specs and bonuses.
Cons: The movie isn't quite the testament to Larson and his play as I hoped.

Having already reviewed RENT (Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios; rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and for some strong language; 135 mins.; released November 23, 2005) when it arrived in the Cineplex (you can ...

Pros: The messages "measure life in love" and "there is no day but today."
Cons: Drugs, AIDS and homosexual relationships

American Heritage Dictionary defines Bohemian as “A descriptive term for a stereotypical way of life for artists and intellectuals. According to the stereotype, bohemians live in material poverty because they prefer their art or their learning to ...

Pros: A few songs are catchy.
Cons: Too self-righteous for its own good.

At one point in Rent, the gang of bohemians walks up to a sleeping homeless woman and self-righteously forces a gang of cops to back away from her. When they expect gratitude, they are greeted instead by disdain. "This town's full of artists," she ...

Pros: GREAT soundtrack, original players, uplifting
Cons: A little rushed during the 2nd half

Tomorrow, Rent comes out on DVD. Can I just say that I am chomping at the BIT to get my grubby little mits on my own copy of Rent! I had the pleasure of seeing this film the first night it came out in theatres. The theatre was empty, which actually ...

Pros: Wonderful music, inspiring story!!!
Cons: Not for those who don't want to hear about sexuality, drugs, and AIDS.

No day but today. It's an excellent way to view life, and a wonderful song in the musical of Rent. This movie is based on the incredible Broadway musical. Now, I may not have seen it on Broadway, however I did see it when they toured to Pittsburgh, ...

Pros: The music was awesome in it.
Cons: I wouldn't buy this movie to put in my movie collection.

I must say, I was quite nervous about watching this movie. I had heard good and bad things about it. The good being that the music was very good, and the actors were good, but the bad being the crazy stuff that the people do in the movie. Like a normal ...