Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Great show and great acting! Love the storylines! Hope there will be a next season!

I checked out Rise because it sounded like Glee, which I liked (until the college seasons), and it kind of is. Once again you've got a passionate guy and a bunch of talented hopefuls singing and falling in/out of love, although the singing is more integrated, so that the approach is less camp musical and more drama-with-singing. But both are about equally nonsensical.There are so many ridiculous moments and premises in this series, and the writers are drawn to showbiz cliches like moths to a flame. When a student is doing a poor line reading, the teacher says, "don't act, just be yourself" and suddenly he's great, because of course that's all it takes to get a great performance out of an amateur. Later the same thing happens when the teacher gets a great performance out of a struggling orchestra by snatching the baton from the teacher and saying, "hey, let's just try this. Everyone relax and go for it!"Much of the series involves the teacher's grand dreams bumping up against reality, resulting in the teacher making grand speeches. But often his choices are false. In an episode involving an elaborate set, my girlfriend and I thought of several ways to achieve the round towers they wanted cheaply, and neither of us are even theater people. The series also had an interesting attitude towards stealing stuff.Here's the thing though: I like the show. The cast is appealing, the corniness is often affecting, and the bits from the musical they're rehearsing make me really want to see it.So in short; dumb but I enjoy it.

Tried earlier to write a review just finished watching and must be shortened. It dealt with issue and felt like I was watching a true drama production. They dealt with real issues and deserves a Emmy. From pregnancy to football to single mom struggles at home to a abandoned wharehouse. Just normal struggles that a lot of people can identify with. The singing was excellent. The songs on the other hand okay but not great however that is what made the show real.

I was excited about this show and from the ads I had expectations of something great, dynamic, and inspirational. It fell flat. I have no complaints about the acting and I feel bad for the actors because they worked hard - it shows. The show is too monotone and over-dramatic.