Movie Review: tick, tick...Boom! on Netflix
I was prepared for tick, tick...Boom! to be good but not this good. Boom! What a great musical!! Based on the musical play by Jonathan Larson and writer of Rent and directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, it scintillates on the screen with energy while oozing with honesty and earnesty. This is really great stuff. You will be captured by it from beginning to end.
tick, tick...Boom!, written for film by Steven Levenson, is about Jonathan Larson's eight-year tussle with creativity and writer's block to finish his Broadway play before his 30th birthday--before he loses his youthful energy, his friends who have moved on with life, his friends who are dying of AIDS all around him, his girlfriend who wants to finally get her break... And the Monday before his birthday is scheduled a big working session of the play before interested parties that can make or break taking his play into production, and he has one critical song to write but not a whisper of inspiration anywhere. The pressure!
The film is shot in New York City, so it is full of character. There is tons of movement and color and energy. And there is, of course, music everywhere. Think of the energy of Lin-Manual Miranda's Hamilton. It's present here.
The ensemble cast isn't notable, but they shine together with Andrew Garfield in the lead as Larson. I'd rate it A++ for absolutely fantastic.
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