An excellent adaptation from stage to film. The movie really seemed true to the original spirit and feeling of the Broadway Musical. Although the cast really doesn't look like they're anywhere near the 19 year-olds they should be playing, you suspend your disbelief to travel along the journey with them.

A remarkably faithful adaptation of the stage show, with most of its virtues and flaws intact.

Flawed in as many ways as it's good.

I was bored to tears. Modern musicals just aren't my thing, I guess.

I'll admit that a few (okay, most) of the tunes are pretty damn catchy, but it dials up the sap and schmaltz to the point where it's tough not to wretch a little bit. Am I a bad person for sympathizing 100% with the "villain" of this film? I mean, I enjoy art and socialism and free love as much as the next twenty-something liberal, but if holding down an honest job makes you evil, the standards for evil have dropped considerably.

I went with a friend who had saw the musical, she was charmed and I was just confused.

I cannot believe that this boring ass musical about some pretty unlikable characters ever became a hit on Broadway. I disliked this movie from beginning to end.....and I usually LOVE musicals!

A pretty big mess of a broadway classic.

Yeah, well, having *not* seen the stage version (and now I never will), the film version captured me from the very beginning, and now I can't stop singing "525,600 miiinutes!!".

I could not get through this without puking.

My heterosexuality prevented me from enjoying this much.

too long and tedious.. the characters are nice.. but screenplay is sketchy

The fantastic music is over powered by a poorly executed story and bad acting

Whatever credibilty I had can be thrown out the window. I am just going to say I saw the broadway show (against my will), and ended up liking it more than my date did (and I don't normally like broadway shows). That is probably where this movie should have stayed, but the popularity and money-making abilities just wouldn't allow it. I like the story, overall I would say 65% of the music I could do without, but there are some I liked (yep I said it). Can I get props for being honest?

Didn't even finish watching it. Seriously, musicals should be about carousels and the sound of music, not druggies and freezing poor people.