Excellent. Really made me want to see the stage version.

Probably one of my top three favorite movies.

Anyone who says it’s too long or the songs suck..
I can bet it was your first time wacthing it.

I felt the same.
Then I saw it live,WOW.
Afterwards I got back into the movie and fell in love.

There is not one bad song :)

I mean, really, no matter what I probably would’ve had complaints…

But it really is pretty good. I don’t like the chronological changes ‘cause it leaves me a little confused, and there’s a lot left out…

BUT, if I choose to watch it without comparing, it’s really beautiful… The Life Support moments and One Song Glory… Those really get me.

I’d reccomend it.

-Carrie.

I thought the movie was ok, but a little confusing. I liked the music, so I might be interested in watching Rent on stage at some point. The ending was kind of contrived, though.

I’m not much of a “movie musical” person. On stage, I generally like them because theatre is, well, theatrical! Movies are different for me. I did enjoy it, mostly.

It was very long. And I felt like it was long, if the movie is gonna be long, don’t let it drag on and on.

Also the ending, was, well… I don’t want to give it away.

Ah, I’m not much a reviewer, oh well.

The critic in me had a couple of caveats:

—there were a couple of overly sentimental scenes, and the ending scene could’ve handled one particular moment more subtly (if something’s supposed to be a surprise, let me be surprised)

—some people might take issue with the “art is better than commerce” and “love conquers all” themes.

On the whole, though, this was a quite good adaptation of the stage musical, with wonderful performances and good use of film techniques.

I really enjoyed this, and immediately after I mailed it back to Blockbuster, I wished I had kept it longer (I guess I can always rent it again or even buy it). I never saw the theatrical production, so I can’t compare it to that. I did think that a few elements were obviously leftovers from the theatrical production that didn’t quite translate well to film, and some of the singing was a bit overdone, since it was apparently recorded in a studio and then lip-synced in (I’m thinking specifically of the cemetery scene, but it probably applies to a few other scenes as well).

Still, as I said, I really enjoyed it and am now on the lookout for a second-hand version of the soundtrack.

I really feel like I’ll never stop consuming RENT.