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Movie Info

Genre :

Drama, Musical

Release Date :

November 23, 2005

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Chris Columbus

Starring :

Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tracie Thoms

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

4 of 4

“..sensational--beautifully performed, gorgeously shot, and musically thrilling..”
by Gary Goldstein [Reel]
4 of 5

“..one of the most refreshingly exuberant films of the year..”
by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic]
“..one of the best film musicals in years -- exuberant, sexy and life affirming in equal measure..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
4 of 4

“..Columbus delivers a smash powerhouse of song and dance..”
by [Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste]
2.5 of 4

“..As a conventional drama, "Rent" would be a pretty corny soap opera..”
by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
“..an oversaturated, manipulative mess from Chris Columbus..”
by John Thomason [Orlando Weekly]
4.5 of 5

“..among the most thrilling films of the year..”
by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 4

“..a pretty good version of a pretty great stage phenomenon..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Jim Lane [Sacramento News & Review]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Carol Cling [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News]
3.5 of 10
Reviewed by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
3 of 4
Reviewed by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson [Boxoffice Magazine]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jolie Williamson [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jason Clark [Slant Magazine]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]
2 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 4
Reviewed by David Germain [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by James Verniere [Boston Herald]
Reviewed by Tara Henley [Georgia Straight]
Reviewed by Dylan Hicks [City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul]
Reviewed by Jean Lowerison [San Diego Metropolitan]

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ITS THE BEST FILM EVER! if you haven't seen it your missing out, 3 years on and im still in love with it. it actully persuaded me to go into musicals. love it.xx

posted by becca smith on Sep 23, 2008
 
 

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