Saturday, October 06, 2007
Candid Reviews: Rent
Last night my roommate and I watched Rent. I was not impressed.
There were three good songs in the whole song ("Seasons of love" and "Will you light my candle?" "Will I lose my dignity?"), and the show was all song. The other songs were not catchy, and were written in a rambling sort of way, when they weren't downright ludicrously bad. Roger's song "Your eyes" was so cliché, I writhed in my seat from embarrassment for him (If it had taken me a whole year to write a song that bad, I would kill myself... or just get a job). Also, speaking of Roger, I disliked his rock-star-ragged voice.
The little dialouge was stilted and rang false. ("I'd hate to see you pass up something that was good for you" I mean honestly...). The main three characters weren't well-acted, and the closing scene, where Mimi miraculously comes back to life, was laughable.
As for the content, I will simply state that if you are going to write something to intentionally push buttons, and justify alternative lifestyles– please, please, please write it well. That is all.
There were three good songs in the whole song ("Seasons of love" and "Will you light my candle?" "Will I lose my dignity?"), and the show was all song. The other songs were not catchy, and were written in a rambling sort of way, when they weren't downright ludicrously bad. Roger's song "Your eyes" was so cliché, I writhed in my seat from embarrassment for him (If it had taken me a whole year to write a song that bad, I would kill myself... or just get a job). Also, speaking of Roger, I disliked his rock-star-ragged voice.
The little dialouge was stilted and rang false. ("I'd hate to see you pass up something that was good for you" I mean honestly...). The main three characters weren't well-acted, and the closing scene, where Mimi miraculously comes back to life, was laughable.
As for the content, I will simply state that if you are going to write something to intentionally push buttons, and justify alternative lifestyles– please, please, please write it well. That is all.
