Cyrano

Peter Dinklage, awesome actor, as for singing....all I could compare it to, is Pierce Brosnan in Mama Mia.

I feel a bit of a fraud seeing this, as I'm not a fan of musicals, and I wasn't aware that this was a musical, until the first number. For me, the music was poor, and actually detracted from the film.

Visually, amazing, the sets and costumes were the best element, it looked phenomenal.

Acting, very good, it is Dinklage who impressed me the most.

If you're expecting something along the lines of Les miserables, I fear you may be a little disappointed.

I'm glad I went to see it, it's not a film I'd want to watch again. 6/10.

First of all, only cowards dislike this movie. On to the review:

So, Dinklage is not a strong singer. A couple of the people aren't. Mostly basic compositions. There's a historical context most people probably aren't aware of. Pretty damn good duels. Fantastic cinematography. And the basic Cyrano story without much aplomb.

It's actually really weird, for a musical. Which I didn't know it was going in. The thing that makes it work is that everyone gives a heartfelt performance, especially Donklage, who outshines in acting but isn't killing it in the voice department. They know it's simple. They knows it's awkward. There's a song about it being awkward.

But it just does work for me. Especially with 3 of the numbers that are completely fantastic and absolutely land. I imagine they were going for an idiosyncratic movie that reflects the character. They nailed it. Only cowards and snobs couldn't give it the props it deserves.

Watching Peter Dinklage in this performance is like walking into a decent play and he captivates me to make me stay longer til the end. Seeing his talents and personal struggles is just a treat to watch. So I say if Dinklage gets nominated I hope he wins making history as the first dwarf to win an Oscar. Technically he'll be the second dwarf actor to be nominated for an Oscar since Michael Dunn of Ship of Fools (1965) but let's hope the academy actually chooses well but I won't hold my breath bc the academy has a tendency to miss great performances or choose the wrong winners. Let's hope I say and praise Dinklage for his performance.

This movie is an adaptation from the stage musical, which itself was an adaptation of the 1897 original stories based on a the real person, Cyrano de Bergerac, who was a French poet and duelist from the 17th Century.

In the other productions of Cyrano (including Steve Martin's 1987 'Roxanne') he was depicted with an unusually large nose, that was why he was considered not handsome. In this one Cyrano is a very small person, yet fierce and an expert with the sword.

This production is a musical but without trained singers. Yet each one, including Dinklage, delivers adequate and believable vocals. I know some criticize the movie for that but to me it all makes it more realistic.

So there isn't much new about the way this movie depicts the Cyrano story, but it is a fine production and enjoyable especially for those who aren't highly familiar with the story, of an intelligent but unattractive poet and swordsman who loves Roxanne so much he will even help the man she admires win her affections.

I can't say enough about the performance Dinklage gives. I was already a fan from a number of other roles but he is just wonderful in this role.

My wife and I watched it at home on BluRay from our public library. That is, until she fell asleep halfway through and went to bed. Not the movie's fault, she was tired. :-)

Art direction was good but the plot just didn't feel right and melodies were just ok.

I think Peter Dinklage dud what he could with the script. Given a more thought out plot I think he could have achieved much more.

From the opening it all just didn't feel credible enough

That said, I think Dinklage has shown he is a flexible actor with a heck of a lot of talent

I would like to see him tackle the role of a genius get dark gangster With a clever enough script I think he could turn in an award winning performance

Buy Sadly not in this movie. It simply didn't reach the scale of his potential.