Trying to watch rented movie on iphone

I am trying to watch a rented movie on my iphone 4...but I keep having to hit the play button every few seconds.  I rented it about a week ago to watch on a flight and couldn't watch it at all.  How do I make it play continuously?

Was the video rental HD or Standard definition? Did you pay $3.99 or $2.99 of it?

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