Roxanne dreamed of a handsome, intelligent, romantic man. C.D. Bales is two out of three—but looks aren't everything.
In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales 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. Instead, when his shy underling Chris McConnell becomes smitten with Roxanne, C.D. feeds the handsome young man the words of love to win her heart.
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Classical in form, effortless, resolved and warm.
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- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
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- Kamuraion TMDB · Jul 20218/10
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.
Read the whole review on TMDB - JPV852on TMDB · Aug 20198/10
Breezy and just all around enjoyable rom-com with Steve Martin in prime form. Seen this one several times over the years and still holds up so well.
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Cast
- Steve MartinC.D. "Charlie" Bales
- Daryl HannahRoxanne Kowalski
- Rick RossovichChris McConnell
- Shelley DuvallDixie
- John KapelosChuck
- Fred WillardMayor Deebs
- Max AlexanderDean
- Michael J. PollardAndy
- Steve MittlemanRalston
- Damon WayansJerry
Crew
- Fred SchepisiDirector
- Steve MartinScreenplay
- Ian BakerDirector of Photography
- Bruce SmeatonOriginal Music Composer
- John ScottEditor
- Michael I. RachmilProducer
- Daniel MelnickProducer
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