tick, tick... Boom! - Netflix - Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Agent Coulson

Love a good musical and after watching In the Heights today I came across this.

An all star cast for Lin-Manuel Miranda feature film directorial debut

Oscar bate from Netflix as it will be getting a limited cinema release as well.

voldejoie

Very excited for this, especially in the capable hands of LMM! Glad it will be on Netflix but also looking forward to seeing it in the cinema.

JP Liz V1

Is it about the creator of Rent?

voldejoie

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is it about the creator of Rent?

It is indeed! It's an autobiographical piece about him and his creative process and finding his path/deciding to continue to pursue a career in musical theatre.

One of the themes of it is ageing/dying (the tick tick reference is to a ticking sound of time winding down as has an existential crisis as he approaches 30...), which is especially powerful considering Jonathan Larson died suddenly at the age of 35.

JP Liz V1

I never knew Andrew Garfield sang, it looks good very Oscar bait worth as OP said

LMM can do no wrong

Agent Coulson

This is out now have it lined up now for tomorrow a good Sunday musical.

I really enjoyed this!

JP Liz V1

Great reviews for Garfield

very deserved

Dial Hard

I really enjoyed this. Garfield was excellent and Vanessa Hudgens surprised me with how pared back her performance was, I was expecting her to try and eat every scene.

I particularly loved spotting all the cameos, and not just in the Sunday diner scene. Judy Kuhn as his mother, anyone?

Agent Coulson

Finally got around to watching it tonight what a great job Garfield did.

After finishing it I turned on the news to see that Stephen Sondheim had died. RIP.

Agent Coulson

Garfield won the best actor Golden Globe for this and well deserved it is.

DoctorEdgeWild

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118449532#Comment_118449532

Was delighted to hear this. Best performance of his career in my opinion, and a truly brilliant film. I'll admit a bias as I'm a RENT obsessive, but what a fitting way to tell the story of someone who died tragically young, through the medium he was obsessed with.

Anything Miranda touches turns to gold at the moment! (I was at Hamilton yesterday, amazed every time).

Anyone reading this who is on the fence, give this film a go!

Busi_Girl08

2021/2022 is Andrew Garfield's year and I'm all here for it. The Oscar will probably come down between Will Smith and Cumberbatch, but Garfield is having a cracker of a time at the moment.