Awful and unthoughtful. Not a movie. A second-rate music video version of the stage musical. Adam Pascal achieves new heights of awfulness with his performance.

Everyone has AIDS! AIDS! AIDS! AIDS! AIDSAIDSAIDSAIDSAIDSAIDS AIDS!

Was NOT good at all. do not see!

Loud and obnoxious, literally unbearable to watch

Not as fun as the live stage version. Its fun to hear the songs again for $10 not bad. Favorite number was the Tango Maureen. Watch out for the cheesy flashback sequences and the fake cold breath..... not worth it for the holiday season!

RENT is not a good film. At no time did I emotionally connect with this film; however, I had no trouble emotionally connecting with the stage production both times I saw it. Bad direction, really bad photography and inept editing. I am telling you, the camera is almost always in the wrong place. The production is a real mess. A lot of praise is being heaped on Rosario Dawson, but she is really an amateur compared to Daphne Rubin-Vega who originated the role of Mimi (and who I saw perform it on stage). The play won a Pulitzer, but this film won't win any good awards. I say skip it like the plague and go see the play if and when a well reviewed revival comes your way.… Expand

Disliked the play, now the movie. It's annoying when the characters sing the dialogue instead of just musical numbers. Depressing, too.

Horrible. Loose plot, kitschy music, pretty much the most overly sentimental movie I've seen in years.

Literally, this has to be the worst movie I've ever seen in my life. I'm not the type that gives all movies either a "10" or a "0," but this movie was just so awful that I think it actually depressed me a little. Not from the plot of the movie, but from the awful taste this movie left in my mouth. After a few numbers I took a bathroom break; as I left the theatre there were at least ten people (mostly men) who had actually left the theatre because it was so awful. My girlfriend was in the theatre, and I was tempted to stay outside as well, but I sat through the rest of it, and to my expense. I think my IQ has drastically shot down since the film.… Expand

A most horrible attempt at anything remotly resembling actual life. In the stand point of diversity, im sorry 9/10 people do not have aids, and there is such a thing as a part time job. To actually pay the rent that the worthless life that was in that disgusting "musical" could not pay. This makes you not only a bum, but also a deadbeat that should learn how the real world actually works.

Roger Ebert once said of "North": "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it." This quote expresses exactly how I feel about Rent. I do not think the film is abysmal in the traditional sense of the word. It isn't painful to watch, in that the direction or acting is horrible. Rather, this movie is infuriating and insulting because it tells the story of characters whose motto seems to be "Live life exactly how you want it, with no regards for the consequences" but expects us to feel bad for these characters when horrible things happen to them. It's schmaltzy and over-wrought.… Expand

This movie was dead on arrival. It is loud and energetic but says little. Sound and fury signifiying nothing.

I LOVE Rent the musical. I can't beleive I am writing this, but I HATE Rent teh movie. Awful awful awful awful. no energy, no emotion, no point. Honestly, one of the worst movies I've seen a a LONG time.

Simply awful!! I LOVED the musical when I saw it on Broadway. I've seen it several times onstage. This movie was the worst I've seen in a long time. Don't waste your money, but more importantly your time.

I'm a big fan of the stage show but God was this adaptation awful. We're talking down to the basics - blurry shots, faces covered in shadow to conceal bad lip syncing or bad acting, focusing the camera on the exterior of a building almost a minute into a song that's being performed by someone inside the building, screenplay that's more intent on making the film one long music video than character development, RHYMING dialogue barely edited at all from the stage libretto, very theatrical opening (on a stage) with NO CONTEXT, and one of the most rushed endings in the history of film. F- from me.… Expand

Yuck. yuck. yuck. I loved the stage show and could not wait for the film version. I was stunned by its lack of energy, pacing, context, passion. I left after the first hour was over. I am deeply saddened, but if those of us who consider ourselves fans of Rent the Musical are to be honest - hard to see how any of us could be fans of Rent the Movie. Truly awful film.

Alas... Maybe "The Producers" will show all the fakers how you make a real movie musical. For the love of all that is holy, let's hope so.

I'm sure the stage show is good.

This is the second worst movie I have ever seen (it was right behind Freddie Got Fingered). None of the characters were likable and the plot was scattered and boring. I thought they all should have ponied up the dough for the apartment, rather than expecting someone to let them live there for free so that they could bellow some of the most ridiculous songs ever sung.

Actuallly -10, seems a better rating. I sure the stage version had its up and downs. Watching the film version only produced two rather sarcastic remarks from this viewer 1)FAME on steroids. 2) Angels in America Light. Not to take anything from the author but in production they missed a que or two.

I walked out after 40 minutes as it was too depressing for words. I go to the movies to be entertained not to be bombarded with music about drug addicts and deadbeats. Not my cup of tea.

Columbus couldn't have done worse.

We walked out half way through the movie. While the actors gave a passionate performance, the story line itself was very poor. There were individual scenes that had their "moments" but overall it was a bad movie going experience. This is the type of movie that will appeal only to very a specific moviegoer. Rent did a bad job connecting the mainstream audience member with the powerful and emotional story it is TRYING (but failed miserably) to tell. You sit there through the whole movie waiting and waiting and it fails to deliver... I had such high expectations for it too... Working actively in the young community, I thought this would tell a powerful and positive story, but the theme/message of "you only live once" sort of gave me the impression that its okay to use drugs.. Promoting drug use to audence members (esp. the kids around me) was very disturbing... But again, I walked out half way through so I didn't see the ending. The actors--great. The movie--sucks.… Expand

I love Musicals, and after the first scene in the movie I felt very positive about this movie. Unfortunately, that was the only good scene in the movie. A waste of a great musical score and an intriguing engaging story. Not worth the ticket. Better to wait until it comes back to town on stage.