The greatest movie ever!

terrible... so disappointed.

Purely Joyful Movie!

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Roxanne starring Steve Martin and Daryll Hannah is a cute movie and should be more popular than it is. Shot in a picturesque small town (Nelson BC) which adds to the charm the film is about a Pinocchio nosed new town sheriff(or firefighter I am forgetting) Steve Martin who falls for the new beauty in town played by Hannah. It reeks of charm and reminds us how nice these types of low budget films were- sadly they aren't being made anymore. Go watch it if you can- It isn't a mindblower but a cute, charming film starring the legendary comedian at the height of his power.

Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich and Shelly Duvall star in this 1987 comedy based on the play, "Cyrano de Bergarac." Martin (The Jerk) plays Charlie, a fire chief with a unique nose which becomes handy for his profession. Hannah (Splash) plays the title character who is an astronomer he falls for. Rossovich (Top Gun) plays firefighter, Chris who joins Charlie's team and who also falls for Roxanne. He seeks Charlie's help in wooing her and Charlie begins writing romantic poetry which swipes her off her feet. She eventually learns that Charlie is her poet and Duvall (The Shining) plays Dixie, his friend. I grew up watching this and always enjoyed it, Martin is great as usual, he and Hannah have good chemistry and I like Bruce Smeaton's score. I recommend this good 80's romantic comedy.

Edmond Rostand's play 'Cyrano de Bergerac', about a man with an abnormally large nasal appendage, is re-imagined as a contemporary romantic comedy in this motion picture written by and starring Steve Martin. Transforming the source material into a comedy works better than one might expect thanks to the wit and charm that Martin brings to the role (even if he never outclasses José Ferrer). Martin also displays remarkable athletic agility at several points with the key dynamic being the confidence he is unable to feel around women despite otherwise being an absolutely perfect romantic prospect. At the best of times, the film is very funny too with Martin coming up with several impromptu insults for himself at one point, cheered on by a crowd, and a part where his attempts to help young Rick Rossovich woo Darryl Hannah's title character undone by the interfering police radio signals. The comedy varies in effectiveness though (Martin drinking from a wine glass is particularly unfunny) and it detracts somewhat from the drama. Martin never quite manages to communicate how heartbreaking it is for him to help Rossovich romance the woman he loves. Aside from being painted as intelligent (she is an astronomer), Hannah is never especially alluring either, nor does the interest she takes in the bumbling Rossovich ever really ring true. If one accepts these elements and runs it with though, there are many amusing moments to be had with Golden Globe nominated Steve Martin in very fine form, not to mention the fun ways that the story has been updated for modern times.

I really was left disappointed, I really like Steve Martin in his goody films but this was not one of the best he has ever done, it was actually rather boring. OK his character is meant to have a big nose and is in love with Darryl Hannah ' s character but, I guess I just needed more! I think the movie needed more humor and maybe not have it too long. I had to really stop at 15 minutes of the movie when I got bored of it. I just felt there wasn't anything there and just didn't enjoy it. I really think this is the worst movie that Martin has ever done in his film career...