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Mark (Anthony Rapp), an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger (Adam Pascal), an HIV-positive musician, scramble for money to pay rent to their landlord and former roommate, Benny (Taye Diggs).
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23 lis 2005 · Based on Puccini's classic opera La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's revolutionary rock opera Rent tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty background of New York's East Village.
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Austin Chronicle. Despite the grating, workmanlike direction of Chris Columbus (he's no Robert Wise, and Rent is nobody's idea of "West Side Story"), this boisterous adaptation is both a vivacious, wiseacre musical and an inarguable morality lesson: Love is all you need. Oh, and rent, of course. Read More.
The musical RENT is a film adaptation of a Broadway play. I've recently seen a pretty dang good Chicago production of it. It's got no shortage of heart, lots of energy, and lots of laughs and tears. It's also got some weaknesses that are precariously close to being its death blow. Its flaws don't kill it, but they come close.
Rent (2005) is only a great watch if you have nostalgia for Rent (1996-1997), speaking as someone who does have nostalgia for the original cast.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 6, 2006. Forrest Hartman Reno Gazette-Journal. Beautiful cinematography and great acting assure an enjoyable experience for fans of the musical, but there...
