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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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High hopes, flat results. January 17, 2018 | Full Review…
High hopes, flat results.
David Germain
The movie, directed without a personal stamp of any kind by Chris Columbus, is so slick that the grime comes from a spray can and the grungy bohemian costumes look rented from a Betsey Johnson boutique sale. December 21, 2005
The movie, directed without a personal stamp of any kind by Chris Columbus, is so slick that the grime comes from a spray can and the grungy bohemian costumes look rented from a Betsey Johnson boutique sale.
Rex Reed
It's real -- and, on screen, it's really cringe-worthy. Not quite Phantom of the Opera cringe-worthy, but not as much fun to blow raspberries at, either. December 8, 2005 | Full Review…
It's real -- and, on screen, it's really cringe-worthy. Not quite Phantom of the Opera cringe-worthy, but not as much fun to blow raspberries at, either.
David Edelstein
The film captures the beautiful spirit and the raw energy of Larson's play, and it respects the wonderful, gorgeous, life-affirming music. November 29, 2005
The film captures the beautiful spirit and the raw energy of Larson's play, and it respects the wonderful, gorgeous, life-affirming music.
Richard Roeper
RENT is mediocre and recommended only to those who can claim a familiarity with the play. November 28, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
RENT is mediocre and recommended only to those who can claim a familiarity with the play.
James Berardinelli
A mediocre, unimaginative, inefficient filmmaker, Columbus delivers a Rent that isn't so much bad as perfunctory. November 28, 2005 | Rating: 1.5/4
A mediocre, unimaginative, inefficient filmmaker, Columbus delivers a Rent that isn't so much bad as perfunctory.
With Columbus in the driver's seat, the film meanders for two and a half hours, occasionally hitting a high point but mostly just slogging through, leaving an audience who has not so much enjoyed as endured the experience. January 8, 2020 | Full Review…
With Columbus in the driver's seat, the film meanders for two and a half hours, occasionally hitting a high point but mostly just slogging through, leaving an audience who has not so much enjoyed as endured the experience.
Chris McCoy
Features a great deal of infectious energy and some wonderfully choreographed musical numbers November 19, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Features a great deal of infectious energy and some wonderfully choreographed musical numbers
Micheal Compton
Columbus' serviceable direction [makes] a solid film adaptation that should please fans of the original musical, and maybe even earn it a few new ones. June 5, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Columbus' serviceable direction [makes] a solid film adaptation that should please fans of the original musical, and maybe even earn it a few new ones.
Matthew Lucas
Chris Columbus, who managed to suck the magic out of the first two Harry Potter films, does the same with this adaptation. September 26, 2017 | Full Review…
Chris Columbus, who managed to suck the magic out of the first two Harry Potter films, does the same with this adaptation.
Victoria Segal
As strong as the music is, there's not much tying Rent together; it's a series of sequences, not a story. April 25, 2011 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
As strong as the music is, there's not much tying Rent together; it's a series of sequences, not a story.
Joshua Starnes
A TV-special metallic ring hangs over the whole production, skimming surfaces without touching emotion September 1, 2009 | Full Review…
A TV-special metallic ring hangs over the whole production, skimming surfaces without touching emotion
Fernando F. Croce
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