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Genre :

Drama, Musical

Release Date :

November 23, 2005

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Chris Columbus

Starring :

Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tracie Thoms

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..sensational--beautifully performed, gorgeously shot, and musically thrilling..”

by Gary Goldstein [Reel]

“..one of the most refreshingly exuberant films of the year..”

by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic]

“..one of the best film musicals in years -- exuberant, sexy and life affirming in equal measure..”

by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]

“..Columbus delivers a smash powerhouse of song and dance..”

by [Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste]

“..As a conventional drama, "Rent" would be a pretty corny soap opera..”

by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]

“..an oversaturated, manipulative mess from Chris Columbus..”

by John Thomason [Orlando Weekly]

“..among the most thrilling films of the year..”

by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

“..a pretty good version of a pretty great stage phenomenon..”

by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]

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Reviewed by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]

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Reviewed by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

Reviewed by Jason Clark [Slant Magazine]

Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]

Reviewed by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]

Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

Reviewed by David Germain [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]

Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]

Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]

Reviewed by James Verniere [Boston Herald]

Reviewed by Tara Henley [Georgia Straight]

Reviewed by Dylan Hicks [City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul]

Reviewed by Jean Lowerison [San Diego Metropolitan]

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