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| Andrew Garfield in tick, tick...Boom! |
tick, tick...Boom! is a pleasant musical somewhat hindered by its middlebrow aspirations. The film gives us the story of a young Jonathan Larson, the creator of
Rent, as he struggles to complete his first musical. Lin-Manuel Miranda's brisk direction keeps things rolling along, at least for the first hour. The main reason to see the film is Andrew Garfield's turn as Larson. Garfield channels his inner theater geek for a memorable performance. Robin de Jesus, Vanessa Hudgens and Joshua Henry offer nice support. Judith Light is overly broad as Larson's agent, but Bradley Whitford is spot on as Stephen Sondheim. Certainly not a challenging work, but this Netflix product is more successful than the film version of
Rent and will probably be better Thanksgiving viewing than the Bears/Lions game.
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