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Positive Reviews
29
Negative reviews
16
Average Rating
3.0
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1.5
When stripper Rosario Dawson flashes a packet of white powder, its easy to imagine shes toting fairy dust rather than heroin.
Av Club
1.5
And despite the grating, workmanlike direction of Chris Columbus (hes no Robert Wise, and Rent is nobodys idea of West Side Story), this boisterous ad ..
Austin Chronicle
2.5
Playwright Jonathan Larsons Rent opened on Broadway just shy of 10 years ago and was an instantaneous success, evincing the sort of critical kudos and ..
Austin Chronicle
3.1
It is not a bad film.It may be about as good a film as the material can inspire.
Rogerebert
3.0
Skip this screen adaptation and enjoy the magic of seeing it in its intended form: the stage.
Cinema Blend
5.0
It is an emotional cue for all of us to let go and go with the flow of the drama.
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
The film is frozen in the past and when viewed today the diverse characters seem more out of it than hip.
Sover
3.1
Those fans may enjoy this film, but ultimately, the new Rent movie is too joyless and too calculated to have much life of its own.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.9
Rent is cinematic in areas it should be theatrical and theatrical in areas it should be cinematic.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.8
They have a hard time making up their minds about love and commitment and all that jazz.
Lariat
2.5
Standing on a table at an all night cafe and singing about how The Man wont get you down is cute when youre just out of college. When you look 35, you ..
Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Its hard to imagine Rents devotees being disappointed by the movie.
News Review
4.0
If you let the songs and the stories grab hold, this is one of the most powerful and moving musicals youll ever see.
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
At a certain point the film starts to become faintly ridiculous and, at two and a quarter hours the film definitely outstays its welcome (the song 525 ..
View London
4.0
Its a gloomy, heartfelt premise which in this film version cant really be called a musical comedy, as the laughs are few and far between.
Film Journal
2.0
Apart from heading straight for a laughably happy ending thats even more unbelievable than the spurious emotions that precede it, the film is not goin ..
Mountain X
1.3
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Star Tribune
2.8
Each of the characters elicits sympathy and has moments that ring emotionally true.
Emanuellevy
3.5
I woudnt say its magic as a movie all its own, but it does remind me of the magic I experienced not so long ago.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.2
What shines through is the beauty of Larsons bohemia: not to be a rebel but, simply, to be alive.
Ew
3.5
Assuming real America can be personified by the models and the good looking artists.
Cinema Crazed
2.0
By the time it reaches its big emotional climax, Mimis laboured breathing invites giggles in the stalls.
Empire
4.4
Columbus makes creative use of Marks raw footage, playing it on about a third of the screen and leaving the rest dramatically dark.Its a way to bring ..
Sf Gate
1.5
Yet The Washington Post found that just four adults have been convicted for failing to lock up the guns used.
Washington Post
3.0
There may be something romantic about being young and poor, but it loses all of its sex appeal by the time youre 27.
Bullz-Eye
3.5
The sets seem both real and ever so slightly artificial at the same time, a balance which acknowledges the materials roots while letting some outdoor ..
Reeling Reviews
2.5
Unfortunately, the other four seem both too old and too weak for the big screen adaptation.
ReelViews
1.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
3.1
Imagine that film for a moment.Still to be fair to Columbus turning Rent into a movie is just plain difficult because it is NOT a cinematic story.
Hollywood
4.2
Moreover, the film adaptation offers all sorts of targets for a hostile critic: some of the casting is weak; several of the performances are flat; muc ..
Seattle Pi
3.8
But Larson who passed away on the eve of the shows Broadway premiere packs the story with an impressive amount of catchy, thoroughly ingratiating musi ..
Reel Film
2.0
Ive never seen the original stage production, but my bet would be this is a similar experience to watching last years Phantom of the Opera..If you hap ..
7M Pictures
3.1
Director Chris Columbus has done what any smart filmmaker would do with a musical and let the songs dictate his movie.
The Star
4.0
But Rent isnt trying to be honest; its selling a fantasy, with the emphasis on selling.Although Larson supposedly based Rent on people he knew, the wh ..
La Weekly
4.0
The brash amped up energy of this celebration of camaraderie could drive sedate folks out into the streets.
Varia Gate
5.0
No one knows these characters better and despite being ten years older, the roles still fit them perfectly.
Three Movie Buffs
4.4
Once it develops ... Rent is a moving, emotional film with some exciting music.
Waffle Movies
1.8
As it is, the story is more of a mechanism to be sat through in between musical numbers.
ComingSoon
4.4
The cast is uniformly amazing, but special mention must be made of Rosario Dawson, whos sexy as hell and a surprisingly great singer.
Montreal Film Journal
2.0
Saying you dislike it is, in certain quarters, pretty much like admitting that your tiny heart is frozen.
New States Man
2.5
Unfortunately, the memory of Trey Parker and Matt Stones goofy marionettes singing about disease is the most entertaining thing about the new film ver ..
Nicks Chager
2.0
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Orlando Sentinel
4.0
If anti Yuletide heartlessness isnt your bag, theres always musicals.How do you measure, measure a clunky stage recording like Rent
Cine Passion
2.2
Dawsons howling phrasing of the word out pays homage to Warren Zevons Werewolves Of London, and injects the movie with a singular shot of genuine rock ..
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
5.0
When it first premiered off Broadway (it later moved to the Great White Way) in 1996, RENT won practically every award imaginable, including the Pulit ..
Crazed Fan Boy
1.0
People are always jumping up on tables, bartops, any flat surface available, as if to say Who needs nice furniture Lets scuff the world!
Metro Weekly
3.0
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Film Force Ign
3.1
With a cast now a little too old for their roles, a little too immaculately styled and coiffed, and sometimes giving performances that feel too big fo ..
Seattle Times
2.5
But a movie musical doesnt have to be bohemian or smart or artistic to be enjoyable, even if its premise deals with bohemianism, intelligence and art.
Style Weekly
3.8
Rent offers rambunctious rock n roll moments not seen on screen since Hair and Fame.
Sac Ticket
1.9
But in the waning years since its inception, the price of what audiences expect from a Hollywood musical has gone way up.
Lj World
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