Rent (2005)
November 2005
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Rex Reed
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.
David Edelstein
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.
Richard Roeper
The film captures the beautiful spirit and the raw energy of Larson's play, and it respects the wonderful, gorgeous, life-affirming music.
James Berardinelli
RENT is mediocre and recommended only to those who can claim a familiarity with the play.
A mediocre, unimaginative, inefficient filmmaker, Columbus delivers a Rent that isn't so much bad as perfunctory.
Peter Rainer
As directed by Columbus, Jonathan Larson's East Village reworking of 'La Boheme' in the age of AIDS retains its calisthenic pathos, as well as most of its original cast, but you'd have to be a real Rent-Head to envisage Academy Awards in its future.
Critic reviews
Rex Reed
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.
David Edelstein
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.
Richard Roeper
The film captures the beautiful spirit and the raw energy of Larson's play, and it respects the wonderful, gorgeous, life-affirming music.
James Berardinelli
RENT is mediocre and recommended only to those who can claim a familiarity with the play.
A mediocre, unimaginative, inefficient filmmaker, Columbus delivers a Rent that isn't so much bad as perfunctory.
Peter Rainer
As directed by Columbus, Jonathan Larson's East Village reworking of 'La Boheme' in the age of AIDS retains its calisthenic pathos, as well as most of its original cast, but you'd have to be a real Rent-Head to envisage Academy Awards in its future.
Susan Walker
Director Chris Columbus has done what any smart filmmaker would do with a musical and let the songs dictate his movie.
Cast and credits
Actors | Jesse L. Martin, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tracie Thoms, Idina Menzel |
Producers | Chris Columbus, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Michael Barnathan, Mark Radcliffe |
Director | Chris Columbus |
Writers | Stephen Chbosky |
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Audio language
Subtitles
English
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
135 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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