Title: Rent
Rating: PG-13 for multiple things I don't have time to type out.
Story: It's about eight people and their entire year from December 25th, 1989 to December 25th, 1990. It's about their battle against AIDS and the homeless, as well as their own inner battles.
Overall Score: 5 out of 5
My Critique: Okay, first off, you've GOT to like musicals. If you haven't heard of this movie already, it's based off of a stage musical only made into movie form. Every single scene has a singing and dancing [mostly] number and there's hardly any actual dialogue.
But that's really what makes this movie shine.
I, personally, LOVE musicals. The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story are a few of my favorites and, now, this one is right up there with them. Even though over three fourths of the movie is singing, you feel like you can actually get to know the characters and what each of them is going through. The end is a shocker, though I should have seen it coming.
If you're planning on seeing this movie, allow a couple of hours of free time because it's about 130 minutes. However, it doesn't seem nearly that long. I've had the opening song stuck in my head ever since I finished watching it over four or five hours ago and, until I listen to something else, it'll still be there. It's another one of those movies I'd highly reccommend seeing...well, unless you can't stand musicals. Then...go see Gothika. ^^
Rating: PG-13 for multiple things I don't have time to type out.
Story: It's about eight people and their entire year from December 25th, 1989 to December 25th, 1990. It's about their battle against AIDS and the homeless, as well as their own inner battles.
Overall Score: 5 out of 5
My Critique: Okay, first off, you've GOT to like musicals. If you haven't heard of this movie already, it's based off of a stage musical only made into movie form. Every single scene has a singing and dancing [mostly] number and there's hardly any actual dialogue.
But that's really what makes this movie shine.
I, personally, LOVE musicals. The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story are a few of my favorites and, now, this one is right up there with them. Even though over three fourths of the movie is singing, you feel like you can actually get to know the characters and what each of them is going through. The end is a shocker, though I should have seen it coming.
If you're planning on seeing this movie, allow a couple of hours of free time because it's about 130 minutes. However, it doesn't seem nearly that long. I've had the opening song stuck in my head ever since I finished watching it over four or five hours ago and, until I listen to something else, it'll still be there. It's another one of those movies I'd highly reccommend seeing...well, unless you can't stand musicals. Then...go see Gothika. ^^
