#26
Posted: 7/4/08 at 1:03am
I think that the movie was a dud because of the material. I agree that if the original cast was given the right material they could have done a pretty good job.
However, the screenplay itself felt like it was written by someone who had no experience in any sort of writing whatsoever. I felt that the direction itself was lacking to say the least. I do feel that some of the actors came across as too old for their roles while on the screen. For me the one person who stands out the most was Menzel. However, as I said, if they were given good material I am sure that that one flaw (that of the actors being too old for the movie) could easily have been looked over and people could have enjoyed it.
I understand that they wanted to hire someone who had some sort of name because they were making a hollywood movie with actors that most people haven't really heard of ( save Menzel and Martin because Menzel just finished wicked at the time and Martin took a break from Law and Order to do the movie. And, Dawson I am getting to) so they hired someone with some sort of a name and that person is Dawson. I was okay with that. I understood that they had to do that because they felt that the movie might not have sold if they pretty much stuck a bunch of no names on the screen. However, what did bother me was that it was clear that they used a computer to modify her singing and to make sure that she stayed on pitch. The one point in the film where that stands out for me is her line in Out Tonight "so let's find a bar so dark we'll forget who we are."
I also think that they didn't do a good job with the previews. Most of them showed snapshots of the movie with an instrumental version of Seasons Of Love playing in the background and then the title card that said Rent. I feel that it didn't do a good job of A letting people know that this was a movie musical. And, B giving people a sense of the storyline or what it was about. It sort of doesn't give you a clue as to what it is it is a preview for and I thought that did a good job of not having people come and see the movie.
However, the screenplay itself felt like it was written by someone who had no experience in any sort of writing whatsoever. I felt that the direction itself was lacking to say the least. I do feel that some of the actors came across as too old for their roles while on the screen. For me the one person who stands out the most was Menzel. However, as I said, if they were given good material I am sure that that one flaw (that of the actors being too old for the movie) could easily have been looked over and people could have enjoyed it.
I understand that they wanted to hire someone who had some sort of name because they were making a hollywood movie with actors that most people haven't really heard of ( save Menzel and Martin because Menzel just finished wicked at the time and Martin took a break from Law and Order to do the movie. And, Dawson I am getting to) so they hired someone with some sort of a name and that person is Dawson. I was okay with that. I understood that they had to do that because they felt that the movie might not have sold if they pretty much stuck a bunch of no names on the screen. However, what did bother me was that it was clear that they used a computer to modify her singing and to make sure that she stayed on pitch. The one point in the film where that stands out for me is her line in Out Tonight "so let's find a bar so dark we'll forget who we are."
I also think that they didn't do a good job with the previews. Most of them showed snapshots of the movie with an instrumental version of Seasons Of Love playing in the background and then the title card that said Rent. I feel that it didn't do a good job of A letting people know that this was a movie musical. And, B giving people a sense of the storyline or what it was about. It sort of doesn't give you a clue as to what it is it is a preview for and I thought that did a good job of not having people come and see the movie.
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