OlderVanessa Hudgens: 'She Didn't Suck' in Rent
Vanessa Hudgens nervously bites her nails as she heads back to her car in West Hollywood on Thursday afternoon (August 12).
The 21-year-old actress just completed her run in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl over this past weekend and there were a lot of mixed reviews. Here’s one of the best:
From EW: “She didn’t suck….She flung herself wholeheartedly into the wall-to-wall choreography of ‘Out Tonight’ (which left her panting), and brought an endearing sweetness to the love songs, transforming Mimi from a baggage-carrying basket case into an eyelash-batting romantic. It occurred to me as I watched her skip off stage after the curtain call that her wide eyes and eager energy were possibly less a character choice and more a reaction to the thousands of people packed into the Bowl. I’m as fierce a defender of RENT as they come, and let’s just say you did not want to be near me after I saw the movie — but against my better judgment, I liked Hudgens, and I like that she took this chance.”
FYI: Van is sporting J Brand Houlihan Cargos with her fave Brokedown Military Marble Scarf.
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i agree, she did amazing in rent.
i’m so proud :):)
She didn’t suck at all. I don’t judge by videos but hearing her sing ‘Light My Candle’, I thought it was really good. It was probably better live ! Oh how I wish I was there.. Anyway, she looks fabulous. I love that scarf.. I love those pants.. I love her hair. I love everything. And I see her Audi is in good shape. Niice.
YES SHE DID
she was good in rent!
Shut up Alissa. GTF off this post. U hater. U got no self-confidence so u like to take it on pple who are better than u.
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But besides that, Vanessa looks great as usual.
she was sooo good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5IqcP0E6xs&
The only song where I thought she didn’t do so good is Out Tonight. But that even to the people who don’t like her should be perfectly understandable. She was doing crazy dances, crawling on the floor etc so expect her to get tired. Maybe you’d say that she sucks if she did terrible in the more slower songs. But she DID NOT. I thought she sang them amazingly and it’s proof that she doesn’t need autotune like most artists and that she actually has talent.
Also they only had 2 weeks of rehearsal. If she had more time she would’ve been even better. The rest of the cast have more experience than her in terms of theatre performances and performing in front of a large audience. She was great and all of you haters know it.
@Alissa:
Well the LA Times, Variety etc and a host of other “professional critics and insiders” think she was good too.
So I guess the opinion of yet another pseudo Renthead who probably only saw the movie before now doesn’t count
PERFECTION!!!
I think the only song I wasn’t pleased with was Out Tonight, but it wasnt’ bad, it just wasn’t what I thought it would be. I loved her in Light My Candle and I Should Tell You and La Vie Boheme, and all the rest really.
V did wonderful overall and I think she should give herself a pat on the back! haha.
I want to know what movies she is signing onto. I think The Wishing Well is a lock seeing as the director himself wants her and from what I haveh heard, it seems like it would be a pretty good flick.
CUTE PIC OF Z AND V BACK WHEN THEY WENT TO COACHELLA:
http://www.vanessa-hudgens.org/photos/displayimage.php?album=81&pos=95
@Alissa:
no she doesn’t
She was most definitely AMAZING in RENT! Sadly I only could watch the videos on youtube seeing as how I live on the East Coast. But from what I watched, she was amazing. She was good as Mimi, I wish they videotaped it but I don’t think they did. I’m not a Renthead but I do love Rent and I saw the movie and it was good but Vanessa brings a different light to Mimi in this production. Anyway, thumbs up for Vanessa!
how she manage to looks so gorgeous all the time??
Zac said their relationship was boring meaning that
She needs to dump him and look for another as soon as possible
Her hair looks a lot better after a few days… less damaged then it has been due to the production.
@Katty:
He didn’t say that is was boring. He pretty much said that it was like any other relationship, it was real, and since everyone knows they are dating and it is normal, the paps aren’t too interested in it. They both like it like that. They don’t want to be known for dating each other, they never wanted their relationship to be something that was highly publisized. Like any other couple, they want to have fun and be real and see if they can spend the rest of their lives together. Don’t insinuate things please.
@Katty:
Oops, I didn’t mean to do it to myself, so my #16 post is directed towards @bella:
she was wonderful in Rent, and just like the review says, even if you didn’t particularly like her performance as Mimi you still have to give her props for trying as hard as she did
shes a great actress love her style to
Here’s my opinion when it comes to her performance in rent. And as much as I hate to say this, I thought she was pretty underwhelming as mimi. I mean the mimi character is supposed to be this angry woman who’s strung out on life and takes her frustration out on her own body via drugs. And honestly she just came off as a rebel teenager going against her parents. Which is my first problem. She’s way too young and LOOKS way too young to pull off that role.
Second her vocals for songs like Out Tonight and Light My Candle are pretty and she has vocal capabilities, I mean I don’t think she would’ve been in four musical themed movies and gotten good reviews through those movies if she didn’t, but it didn’t come out on stage. At least Out Tonight. That song you really have to tap into your inner rock star to pull that off. I have to admit she wasn’t so bad in Without you. After all that song is a ballad song and her voice was made for ballads. Over all that song was pretty good.
And finally she just seemed out of practice. And I’m not insulting her by any means. I like her, I think she has great potential but…she left the theater to pursue film at what…10 or 11 years old? that’s a good 10 or 11 years out of practice when it comes to film. And there is a HUGE difference between film and live stage acting. You don’t have the safety net you do in film on a live stage. I agree that she really got into those dance moves and she really moved around. And she gets credit in my book and this is a good step to take to shed her disney image to get more serious roles.
But I just felt she was unprepared. And I say this with a heavy heart because I wanted to like it. When in the end it was just…meh. So I hope she considers this as part of her education. I mean it wasn’t all bad. There were some parts where she sounded good and maybe it was nerves or just NOT being on stage for over 10 years. I mean I’m not made of stone. But I just felt that she needed more experience under her belt before tackling a role like Mimi. Because that IS a very demanding role, and most of Vanessa’s roles are the polar opposite of Mimi. With the exception of maybe Sa5m from Bandslam. Which is still my favorite performance by her. So I agree with the mixed reviews bit but I have hope for her.
She’s young and she has room to grow. I mean she’s only 21 so yeah I think she has potential. She just has to tap into it.
But I will say this. I have to give her credit for her dedication. She worked hard through that show, and even though in my opinion she didn’t meet my expectations, she deserves kudos for at least trying the role and giving it her all. It may not have been GREAT but she definitely works hard. You gotta admire her for that.
@bella:
GROW UP!! Cant you read ?? He was saying his relationship was boring for the media – they have nothing to write about
Vanessa was amazing in rent
Love her…thought she did well in rent.
@Ego:
I think you may need to go to the library and read about Larson and his Mimi the person you describe as Mimi is not Mimi at all – so you went in with the wrong image anyway
THat’s what NPH was doing casting an actress more in line with what Larson meant as Mimi – your description did even come close.
So maybe you were looking for the wrong thing
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