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Cyrano

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Cyrano

2021

Joe Wright

Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn ...

5.7

1,172

Musical. Drama. Romance Follows the life of Cyrano de Bergerac, a French novelist and playwright of the seventeenth century.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Wright, back on form and evidently reinvigorated by the pandemic, once again displays the kind of radical creativity that made early-career stunners “Pride and Prejudice” and “Atonement” so electrifying in their time."	POS
United States	Monica Castillo The Wrap	"A bittersweet mixture of enjoyable highs and painful lows (...) While it doesn’t come together seamlessly, there are wonderful moments between Dinklage and Bennett"	NEU
United States	Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"Dinklage will simply devastate you with this performance, one that telegraphs Cyrano’s gut-wrenching alienation with a cavernous sense of yearning (...) an old-school enchanter with an enormous heart"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"One of the more gonzo works of mainstream art that someone has made in defiance of a plague since The Decameron. (...) Is it good? In parts!"	NEU
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"I think it is Wright’s best film, even though it has some problematic elements (...) The important point is that the charm and poignancy of the original text survive."	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The vivid performances capably capture the humanity at the centre of a film that can sometimes be dominated by Wright’s showy excesses (...) But there’s no mistaking Cyrano’s sense of tragedy"	POS
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"Classic story turned into a mopey musical (...) The movie ranks with the most lifeless adaptations. Even the swishy dances are a downer (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"Despite the change in Cyrano’s physical appearance, this version of “Cyrano” feels less fresh or contemporary than it wants to be. Something is missing either in the songs, the staging, or, more likely, the screenplay"	NEU
United States	Pete Hammond Deadline	"Wright’s new musical stays true to the original tone and dignity of the material (...) Dinklage plays every aspect of the character from comedic to dramatic without a missing a beat or the substance of this extraordinary man"	POS
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"[It] doesn't fully honor the piercing sadness of the play (...) 'Cyrano' will make you wish that Joe Wright had been more interested in the material at the center of his house of flourishes (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"Were his singing as strong as his acting, it might have been a great 'Cyrano' (...) Overall, [this film] plays best as an intimate drama (with comedic elements) rather than as spectacle"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"The real draw is Dinklage: with his mournful eyes and crooked smile, he's the tender, towering soul of 'Cyrano'"	POS
United States	Tara Bennett IGN	"'Cyrano' is an interesting but uneven adaptation (...) As a musical, only a few songs really stand out, which is always problematic (...) Joe Wright does get excellent performances from his whole cast"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"A love story with humor, heartbreak (...) Dinklage is the definitive cinematic 'Cyrano'. He makes you ache for him and with him"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide The Guardian	"Overegged direction and forgettable songs leave the ever great Dinklage and Sicily’s glorious scenery with too much work to do (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Cathy Brennan Time Out	"Built on its three co-leads' emotionally authentic turns, this 'Cyrano' is sure to tug on heartstrings. It's an old-fashioned film that always wears its heart on its sleeve (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"A classic successfully reborn (...) Wright adds to the occasion with imaginative storytelling [and] excels at both huge set pieces and such moviemaking magic as an impressionistic fight scene (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Australia	Jake Wilson The Age	"Plainly we're in a fantasy world, but the conventions aren't firmly established enough to allow a smooth transition between the literal and the symbolic (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"'Cyrano' creates a showcase for Peter Dinklage but doesn't hit enough of the right notes (...) Thanks to the cast, [it] is worth seeing, either now or later"	NEU
United States	John Serba Decider	"It can be an uneven, occasionally unruly movie, but Wright and Dinklage render it a worthy entry in the new musical revival"	POS
United States	Robert Daniels Polygon	"The epic romance makes way for Peter Dinklage's greatest performance (...) 'Cyrano' is the best movie musical of the last decade"	POS

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