I must say I was irate when I picked up my copy of The State News and saw that the film review for "Rent" ("'Rent' a disappointment" SN 11/28), was horrible and inaccurate, to say the least.

I saw the big screen rendition of this phenomenal Broadway performance during Thanksgiving with my family. After seeing the play in New York City just 10 days prior, I must say I was blown away by the movie.

It forces me to ask the question: Ryan McCormick, have you seen the Broadway play?

To say that the characters are not believable is ignorant, considering most of them are from the original Broadway cast. Calling the film "corny, predictable and rather boring to sit through" makes me wonder if you were even paying attention at all.

To top it all off, you labeled the songs "terrible." I am sorry, but these are songs that have been echoing throughout theatrical society for nearly 10 years. I knew "Seasons of Love" by heart in seventh grade.

I suggest you re-evaluate your review before you bash such a compassionate story, that, by the way, has won Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize.

Bet you can't say that about your four-star movie "Just Friends."

Jenny Blitz
hospitality business senior