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Rent (2005) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Rent (2005) a score of 2.5734 out of 4
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Rent (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
The strong cast matches a score and a script with enough rich humor and humanity to entice viewers. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Through Columbus's eyes, Rent is beautiful, passionate, toe tapping, stirring, and reflective, following the lead set by the Broadway show and taking it to even greater heights. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
The movie is literally a series of showstoppers, unified by the impulse to turn life, at its scruffiest, into theater - into a rhapsody of the everyday. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Rent (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
When all is said and done, "Rent" is a celebration of life, no matter how you are forced to face it. ...a testament that all of us should live those 525,600 minutes like each one is our last. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EDGE Boston (David Foucher)EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Jonathan Larson's heartfelt story shines through - despite the best efforts of director Chris Columbus. ...read the complete Rent movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)
Heart is the core and foundation of Rent , and it is what powers the film past its flaws into a truly transformative experience. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Viva la vie boheme. ...largely throws out the Hollywood rule book and remains refreshingly true to composer Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-winning original. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
One of the best film musicals in years -- exuberant, sexy and life affirming in equal measure. ...read the complete Rent movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Melinda Ennis)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Melinda Ennis)
The movie makes the story accessible to everyone, without diminishing the musical's revolutionary, youthful heart. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Melinda Ennis)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
Menzel and Martin are jump-off-the-screen superstars, fiery, gutsy, and touching. Dawson and Thoms match the old-timers every step of the way. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
Columbus is a member of the '80s generation and he gives the play authenticity, the respect of a classic, an epic visual scope and a sensibility that's blissfully free of any generational self-pity. It seems to be the movie he was born to make, and he ...read the complete Rent movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Rent (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (John Venable)Supercala.com (John Venable)
RENT continues the excellence that Moulin Rouge and Chicago forged for the rebirth of the cinematic musical. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Rent isn't nearly as transporting a film as the Oscar-winning adaptation of Chicago, but its energies and passions compensate for a lot of its deficiencies. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)
A touching cinematic experience of a rousing call-to-arts. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
A big-hearted, grandly emotional and -- alas -- uneven artistic endeavor. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
Rent (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Columbus should be credited for preserving the showstopping vigor of a stage production that was stronger on oomph than on depth. ...read the complete Rent movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
 
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