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Friday, December 23, 2005

Rent (2005)

Cast: Anthony Rapp (Mark Cohen), Adam Pascal (Roger Davis), Rosario Dawson (Mimi Marquez), almost the whole original Broadway Cast of Rent
For complete cast information, see IMDb's Rent page.

As a huge fan of the musical Rent, I was partly thrilled and partly mortified about the idea of a movie version of my favorite musical. Then, years passed and I thought perhaps it would never happen. Next thing I knew, they had cast almost the entire original Broadway cast of Rent and were starting to film. I wasn't sure Chris Columbus was the best choice, given his background, but then I found out that he's a big fan of the musical Rent, too.

Chris Columbus did an amazing job using the OBC I have loved for almost a decade and preserving my favorite musical for all time. I couldn't be happier that I'll be able to own this on DVD (February 21, 2006 release date) soon!

I saw Rent in movie theaters 5 times and would have seen it more when I was off the week between Christmas and New Years, but sadly it had closed by then. I almost never see a movie twice in theaters, since there are so many movies I like to see, but Rent was well worth the time. I cried every time I saw it. I was amazed at how well they captured the emotion of the musical I love so much.

If you haven't seen the musical Rent, go see the movie (or rent it)! If you have seen the musical, go see the movie! Steve Chbosky did a great job adapting the script, the cast is amazing, the sets and filming were really well done. Definitely a must see! And, in my case, a must own.

Grade: A+

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