| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Melinda Ennis |
"Don't wait to rent this well-adapted version of the Broadway hit..." more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Some of the staging is just dumb." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"On film, Rent is the sound of one hand clapping." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...a pretty good version of a pretty great stage phenomenon." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...this is a Rent to own." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...a joyful surprise." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"... one of the most refreshingly exuberant films of the year." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Hugely entertaining and high-spirited adaptation of the hit rock opera." more... |
A |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...sprinkling showbiz fairydust into the most ludicrous situations." more... |
C |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...every time the film seemed ready to tip into awfulness, the sneer on my lips was trumped by the lump in my throat." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Mediocre..." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...to director Chris Columbus' credit, his schizoid approach works more often than not." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...still a powerful gut punch." more... |
A- |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...stage-like characterizations clash against realistic East Village settings and homogenized production numbers." more... |
C |
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