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Rent (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 164 Fresh: 79  Rotten:85 Average Rating: 5.9/10
 
Consensus: Fans of the stage musical may forgive Rent its flaws, but weak direction, inescapable staginess and an irritating faux-boho pretension prevent the film from connecting on screen.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins

Theatrical Release: Nov 23, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $29,077,547

Synopsis: Director Christopher Columbus (MRS. DOUBTFIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE) adapts the hit Broadway musical of the same name to the big screen in RENT. A modern spin on the opera LA BOHEME, RENT tells the story of eight friends dealing with life and love in Manhattan's Alphabet City... Director Christopher Columbus (MRS. DOUBTFIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE) adapts the hit Broadway musical of the same name to the big screen in RENT. A modern spin on the opera LA BOHEME, RENT tells the story of eight friends dealing with life and love in Manhattan's Alphabet City in 1989. Wannabe filmmaker Mark (Anthony Rapp) and singer/songwriter Roger (Adam Pascal) are facing eviction at the hands of their former roommate and current landlord, Benny (Taye Diggs). Benny has married rich, moved out of the neighborhood, and wants to build a state-of-the-art studio where the local tent city stands. Their downstairs neighbor, vivacious Mimi (Rosario Dawson), who strips at a local club to feed her heroin habit, takes a shine to Roger, a self-imposed recluse and former junkie whose last girlfriend died of AIDS. Their friend, Collins (Jesse L. Martin), returns to town and quickly falls for Angel (Wilson Jermaine Heredia), a glamorous, gracious, HIV positive transvestite. Finally, there is Maureen (Idina Menzel), a spitfire and performance artist who is planning a protest against Benny's plans and has dumped Mark for cerebral Joanne (Tracie Thoms), a lawyer. Over the course of a year, the friends face poverty, drug addiction, break-ups, reconciliations, eviction, and AIDS. Despite these challenges, they find support, hope, and acceptance in each other, all the while embracing the bohemian lifestyle that was so much a part of the Lower East Side. Newcomers Dawson and Thoms mix seamlessly with the original cast members, and Columbus introduces some interesting staging locations. With a concept, music, and lyrics by the late Jonathan Larson, RENT is an exuberant rock-&-roll musical with the underlying message that love can prevail despite all odds and that, ultimately, there really is no day but today. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Taye Diggs, Jesse L. Martin, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel

Director: Chris Columbus
Producer: Michael Barnathan, Robert DeNiro, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliff, Jane Rosenthal

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 11, 2007

[DVD Details]
  • Blu-ray Features
  • Region 1
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40
  • Audio:

    • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
    • PCM 5.1 - English
    • Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai

    Additional Release Material:

    • Audio Commentary - Director and Cast
    • Clips/Highlights - 1. Public Service Announcements
    • Deleted Scenes and Musical Performances
    • Documentary - 1. "No Day But Today"

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    film, za razliku od predstave, daleko bolje isti%u010De jednodimenzionalnost i neuvjerljivost likova

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    Recommended, but only for shut-ins who can't make it to a local live theater production of the play.

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    Crafted with obvious care and deep love by director Chris Columbus and his team.

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    For all the big themes Rent deals with -- love, death, injustice, community -- it still seems a bit superficial

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    Fans of the original stage production won't be disappointed, but as a film it's frequently tedious and way too long.

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    Beautiful cinematography and great acting assure an enjoyable experience for fans of the musical, but there are better options for people who don't already love it.

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    Fans of the original might greet this adaptation with mixed emotions, while curious newcomers are left with an earnest but ultimately pointless big-screen byproduct.

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    It comes off like a sequel to the ever-annoying Fame where the kids never moved out of New York or learned anything from Debbie Allen.

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    01/15/06
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    Even more universally entertaining than "Chicago"....the performances are sensational..you'll be definitely humming some of its tunes in the car ride home

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