Based on the play 'Cyrano de Bergerac', large-nosed C.D. Bales falls for the beautiful Roxanne—while she falls for his personality but another man's looks.
It's a neat trick, being Steve Martin. He's so good; his movies will get even better.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
2 Feb 2009
rotten:
In the end it's hopelessly sappy stuff.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
2 Feb 2009
fresh:
Far and away [Martin's] richest film to date, lyrical, sweet-natured, touching, and very, very funny.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
The nose itself is a perfect prop for a man who began his career with a fake arrow through his head, a man who has since evolved from a coolly absurdist stand-up comic to a fully formed, amazingly nimble comic actor.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Martin claims to have written 25 script drafts for this film, which indicates the uphill trudge he faced...what he has produced is Steve Martin playing a nice 'n' wacky guy in a sappy story.