Rosario Dawson...the weakest link- Page 6

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 12/4/05 at 11:10pm

Mya's film performances haven't been what I would call overly confident.

[ellenoshalom]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 2:19pm

I think you have a point...something didn't mesh with Rosario and her character. Just my opinion. Overall its a good movie to see.

[MagicToDo82]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 4:51pm

I thought Rosario was marvelous, and perfectly cast.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:09pm

I loved Rosario. I thought she added a vulnerability to Mimi which brought depth to the character. I loved the whole cast. Suprisingly I was blown away by Jesse L. Martin's preformance. I thought it was absolutely seamless. I thought Tracie Thoms' vocal preformance was the best hands down. Anthony Rapp's preformance was awesome and much less showy than what I expected. Pascal's voice was better on the OBC, but still a solid preformance. As for Wilson...anyone who plays Angel has me enthralled from beginning to end, but he is the best of the Angels, and again, I was blown away. I wish it was doing better in the box office though. I've seen it 5 times already and plan to see it as many more as I can before it closes.

[ellenoshalom]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 3:54am

Everyone in that was cast had a soft yet believable part whereas Rosario seems to just filled in a space. She wasn't believable...her role seem dark, her vocals were weak (thank goodness for the studio) and lastly a more heavier singer would have rocked that role. Her duets were soft and empty almost calculated...no soul. I kept thinking come on MiMi make me believe in your character. She didn't draw me in like some of the other characters.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 4:05am

yeah...i agree....and even though i think Chris Columbus was a genious i hated the fact that Mimi is not wearing the classic outfit with the blue pants while singing "Out Tonight" besides he put those 2 dancers behind Rosario and it felt way too theatrical to be a stripper bar...i don't know...it was weird. Anyhow...i LOVED the movie and i liked Rosario and EVERYONE in the cast was great.

[StageWhore]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 4:39am

Correct me if I'm wrong... strippers/"exotic dancers" usually wear clothing more similar to the movie's costume than the stage costume.
I will give a bit of credence to your stripper bar argument. It seemed a bit more of a show than a stripper dive for the rich guys to go slumming in. But that's from a girl who's never been to a strip club, so that take for what it's worth.

[Mimi Imfurst]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 4:54am

that whole bar seemed out of place. it was a times sq./las vegas gentlemens club stuck dab in what was then a crack den. Weird.

Actually, i think another actor was the weekest link the film, but if i said their name here, id probably be shot dead on the spot.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 12:59pm

just say it!!! i wanna know now...lol....it is just a point of view...i don't know why people are so defensive on here.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 1:03pm

I'm sure it's been said before.

Enough.

[Marquise]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 1:05pm

well, one reason Mimi isn't wearing the blue pants when she's singing OUT TONIGHT in the film is because she's singing the first 1/2 at the Cat Scratch Club.
in the show she's singing the entire song in her apartment.
she does wear the blue pants in the film later on though.

[JHartnow]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 1:12pm

I think that Rosario really nailed the part of Mimi. She really understood the character, the voice and the emotions. And yeah, she really filled out those blue pants and leopard boots pretty well!

[Marquise]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 1:18pm

I think the majority agree that Rosario Dawson nailed that part and made it her own. Even the RENT purists have come away impressed with her performance. That says alot because RENTHEADS are a pretty tough crowd to please.

[OOTI2004]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 4:15pm

I thought Rosario did a great job as Mimi
I loved her Out Tonight and I thought her
Without You was one of the saddest parts in
the movie. When I first saw the musical on stage
and heard the OBC version, the song had no affect
on me, but after I heard Rosario sing it the
song stuck with me for days. Then, when I listened
to the original Mimi sing it again, I didn't like
the way it sounded. I thought Rosario did a better job with Without You than the original Mimi.

[DancNdaMoonlite]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 4:26pm

"I think that Rosario really nailed the part of Mimi. She really understood the character, the voice and the emotions. And yeah, she really filled out those blue pants and leopard boots pretty well!"

"I loved Rosario. I thought she added a vulnerability to Mimi which brought depth to the character. I loved the whole cast."

"I thought Rosario was marvelous, and perfectly cast."

[roquat]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 5:21pm

Rosario sang the role very simply and sweetly. If you ask me, Adam Pascal was the weakest link. He cannot act and has no screen charisma. The result was that Rosario's Mimi, junkie tramp that she was, seemed far too good for him.