Roxanne

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IAN c B loved this film weve watched it loads of times over the years and my person fav Steve Martin film Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 46 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/14/23 Full Review jon c In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales (Steve Martin) is the witty, intelligent and brave fire chief of a small Pacific Northwest town who, due to the size of his enormous nose, declines to pursue the girl of his dreams, lovely Roxanne Kowalski (Daryl Hannah) Instead, when his shy underling Chris McConnell (Rick Rossovich) becomes smitten with Roxanne, Bales feeds the handsome young man the words of love to win her heart But mishaps ensue as Chris has no ounce in confidence in him Maybe Bales was born with this abnormality for a reason He has learned to be brave since he was a child; figures if he was going to stand out he'd learn to laugh at himself I just thought this was an alright comedy Steve Martin certainly stands out but he's made better material using his comedic timing The sweetness borders on much sappiness too but Hannah and Martin keep things light Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This is one of the few 80s romantic comedies directed by a former video nasty director. Yes, Australian Fred Schepisi also made Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, a film that appears on the section 3 list of those films. That said, it's more of an art film with darker gore elements, but it's amazing that Schepisi went on to make this and Mr. Baseball. Star Steve Martin wanted to update Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac but change the ending so that Cyrano gets the girl in the end. He wrote 25 drafts over three years and changed Cyrano to a firefighter named C.D. Bales (his crew includes Michael J. Pollard, Max Alexander, Steve Mittleman, Damon Wayans, Matt Lattanzi, John Kapelos and Fred Willard). He's in love from afar with Roxanne Kowalski (Daryl Hannah), who is really interested in young firefighter Chris McConnell (Rick Rossovich). Chris is attracted to her as well, but despite his good looks, he's incredibly awkward, so he asks C.D. to help him win her over. Martin made this and Planes, Trains & Automobiles in the same year. That's a pretty good year. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A modern romcom telling of Cyrano De Bergerac. It plays mostly fine, but it's all just a little too safe and obvious. Martin is fun as always, but everyone else seems to just be going through the motions. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/22 Full Review Audience Member Great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend. If you're going to get back in the way back machine, then Steve Martin is a reliably choice, and a story modeled off of Shakespeare is typically a pretty good choice too. A little Cirano goes a lot way. Yes, as a Cirano story, it's predictable, but it's certainly about the journey, not the destination. Martin certainly delivers an experience, and the way they decided to twist it is definitely unique if not inspired. I'd say this is begging for a reboot, but it's not exactly an original story, and I can't imagine what newer technology would add to it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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