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American Idiot Reviews

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Average customer review: 3.5 star rating (3.7 Stars)

Number of reviews: 19

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2.0 star rating Art from San Francisco

DON'T BOTHER

I wouldn't waste your money on this play. The cast is talented but they can't make up for what is truly a poor show. The swearing throughout the play adds nothing. The simulated sex adds nothing. The simulated IV drug use adds nothing. All the tv screens add nothing. Even the live video of a guy on the stage adds nothing. I'd suggest buying what of the music you may like on iTunes and otherwise reallocate your entertainment dollars to something else like a good rock concert or Les Mis in a couple months.

2.0 star rating Anonymous from Ambler, Pennsylvania

WEAK

Ironic that this musical's encore (Good Riddance - Time of your life) is one of the best numbers. This show was pretty weak! What was likeable? The on-stage band was awesome! The set design was good. Supporting actress Heather's voice was a breath of fresh air! But...the dialogue was pathetic. The character development was limited. Will (one of the leads) spends much of the musical on a couch in the shadows. The profanity was overdone. The pelvis thrusting, scrotal lifting, and dry humping got ridiculous. The hybrid hip-hop/punk choreography was, after a while, redundant and boring. Sometimes, such as during the acoustic numbers, the choreography was absent. A couple scenes were very well directed: the wounded warrior-on-a-trapeze dream sequence was tremendous. The his-and-hers heroin dance on the floor was very well done. But mostly I was disinterested. Halfway through I wanted to belt out, "Wake me up, when this musical (september) ends..."

1.0 star rating Derek from Toronto, Ontario

POOR

If you don't like Green Day then don't go and see this musical. It was absolute rubbish from start to finish. The storyline is barely discernable and the choreography is grade A rubbish, amateurish production I thought. It's a desperate attempt to make a story out of an album and it falls badly short. This is a money spinner, no more. Green Day are laughing all the way to the bank with our money and that concept is more reflective of post 9/11 america than any this pathetic musical presents.

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