Synopsis
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
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Cast
- Andrew GarfieldJonathan Larson
- Alexandra ShippSusan Wilson
- Robin de JesúsMichael
- Michaela Jaé RodriguezCarolyn
- Ben Levi RossFreddy
- Jonathan Marc ShermanIra Weitzman
- Vanessa HudgensKaressa Johnson
- Joshua HenryRoger Bart
- Bradley WhitfordStephen Sondheim
- Judith LightRosa Stevens
Recommendations
- 88
USA Today
"BOOM!” is an entertaining, heart-filling work that showcases two musical geniuses, putting a new spotlight on Larson’s musical legacy and giving Miranda another endeavor to gift us with his unparalleled artistry. - 80
TheWrap
On a level of sheer cinematic flourish, Miranda’s adaptation is a triumph; he really harnesses Larson’s songs for the screen and gives them tremendous life, whether or not you’d seen them before on stage. - 80
The Guardian
Lin-Manuel Miranda gives us an unashamed sugar rush of showbiz rapture and showbiz solemnity in this heartfelt tribute to Broadway talent Jonathan Larson, played here by Andrew Garfield. - 80
Variety
What’s refreshing about the debuting director’s approach is that it feels relatively egoless. His style is playful and energetic, often intercutting between multiple threads within a given song or scene, but it doesn’t feel as if Miranda is calling attention to himself so much as trying to open up the show. - 80
The Independent
Miranda’s film finds a graceful balance between fact and fiction, framing art as a heightened form of self obsession and the most magical and important thing in the world. - 80
The Telegraph
If Miranda’s tendency towards showmanship can leave Tick, Tick…Boom! feeling a little insistent in places, it also means the film shares its hero’s jet-propelled determination to do his own thing – whether the world happens to be braced for it or not. - 67
IndieWire
A film so calibrated when humming forward starts to lose its tonal footing when Jon’s creative spark dims to a too-faint flicker. - 60
Empire
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut is an affectionate, if flawed, Valentine to both musical theatre and the art of creativity — some bum notes, some strong moments. Tick, tick… the jury’s out.
