![]() Anthony Rapp does an amazing job in leading this cast. And to touch up on one more thing, the acting, what can you say? This cast overcame unbelievable obstacles to make this work, and they did just that. These people sing, and it makes you think no differently of life. people breaking into song and dance on the subway). The grittiness, the hardships, life, love, NEW YORK! He gives the movie realistic credibility, which is always hard to accomplish with musicals (i.e. Well, sorry to disappoint the Columbus skeptics out there who think he should stick to "Home Alone's" and "Harry Potter's", but he captured exactly what this movie was about. ![]() My final point centers around what many are saying will destroy any chances of this movie entering the Oscar race: the direction. And like I said, no disrespect to the original. Being a theater major, I have heard the original cast album quite a few times, and not that it was bad, its just the movie music has this "pop" to it that vibrates your eardrums and your heart in the best ways. Which brings me to my next point: the music. And how they convey all this not only through dialogue, but through song as well. It makes you feel the ups and downs of these characters. Just problems like money issues, drug addiction, and AIDS! A story that could easily be drove full speed into cliché heaven, but doesn't. First off, lets talk story: most know the story, the one of eight East Villagers struggling with everyday life, with a few extremes. All I can say, however, is wow! I must admit that I was extremely skeptical about the entire project, and that I'm not a "rent-head", and this wasn't one of the movies on my wish list to see, but it satisfied me plenty. Some questioning Chris Columbus' direction, some questioning the actors, some questioning the film in general. I know that "Rent" hasn't started off with the best press in the world.
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