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Martin shines as modern-day "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Steve Martin's best comedy role yet. This breezy, updated version of Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" shows Martin as a small-town fire chief endowed with an unusually large nose. Gifted with the ability to write beautiful love letters, Martin lends his talent to the shy and awkward Rick Rossovich, who is in love with the Daryl Hannah character (Roxanne). While helping out his buddy, Martin also falls in love with Roxanne, setting off the famous love triangle.

The low key antics and the emphasis on clever dialogue give the film an endearing quality that is difficult to resist. The supporting cast adds some slap stick humor to the plot line. Look for Shelley Duval and Fred Willard in small, but essential roles.

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"I have breathed you in, and I am suffocating..."
This one is an all-time favorite and a long-time resident of my home video library. Comedy legend Steve Martin, in a way that only Steve Martin can, plays the role of the emotionally and intellectually-wealthy goblin of a man who falls for the equally emotionally and intellectually-wealthy blonde bombshell (Daryl Hannah--hey, why not?) who visits his small town. Unfortunately, this bombshell is lacking in the common sense department, because she immediately falls for the beefcake village idiot, played convincingly by Rick Rossovich. Go figure. But what happens as a result of this scenario is altogether funny, charming, touching and totally entertaining. This movie flows. Martin compounds his genius in the movie by assembling a stellar supporting cast (which includes Shelley Duvall and a young Damon Wayans) that more than holds its own throughout the film. Pay extra special attention to the balcony scene--from its beginning to its end, Martin and Rossovich are allowed to shine their brightest. Martin teams up for this 'Cyrano' retelling with director Fred Schepisi, the visionary behind 'Six Degrees of Separation', the movie that first separated Wil Smith from his legendary "Fresh Prince" persona. 'Roxanne' gets the highest possible recommendation for its perfect balance of humor and romance and the stellar performance of its entire cast. Please, please make it your business to own a copy of this movie.

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I want the three dollars I used to rent this back
I really don't care what anyone says. I could not finish this movie. It was horrible. I was forced into renting it because we had to do this Cyrano de Bergerac/Roxanne compare/contrast sheet for French. I am unhappy that I had to shell out three bucks to rent a movie I never even really wanted to see. The fact that it was a bad movie didn't help the situation.
Steve Martin may think he's being clever, but really he isn't. I absolutely hated his charcter, who, despite his big nose, was awfully cocky. Now, I don't mind the REAL Cyrano de Bergerac. I find it to be a pretty good story. But this was poorly written. Cyrano was supposed to be cocky and witty. Steve Martin, and just about everyone else in this movie, is not cocky nor witty. They're just stupid. The first hour and forty minutes was an excruciating ride, and I decided against sitting through the last bit, mainly because I just couldn't and my friends were complaining. Save your time, not to mention your money, and pick up something that is actually funny, like Clerks or South Park.