Rent is flawed and filled with stereotypes. Perhaps if Larson had lived, it would have gone through some edits before making its B'way debut.
However, to each his/her own, yes, but I can't see how anyone could think it's an awful musical. It's an extremely clever rewrite of La Boheme, and with the limitations presented by any play or musical, does an admirable job capturing a moment in history that did indeed exist. I worry that the movie just took too long to make and the whole thing is too dated.
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