Director Joe Wright. Cast: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Ben Mendelsohn. 123 min. Romance/Musical.
- A curiously effective trick at work here: the original 1897 "Cyrano de Bergerac" play (the most memorable movie version of which had Gerard Depardieu in the lead) was about the escapades of a man with a large nose, and how that nose, despite all his other capabilities, puts him at a disadvantage in love life. This remake casts that superb actor, Peter Dinklage, in the same role - this time around a short stature being the hero's shortcoming. And Dinklage portrays the updated character so well, I dare say … you don’t even notice he’s short; which is what makes other creative choices (casting a Black actor for an originally White supporting role), commonplace. Some songs and attractive set designs make for a pleasing movie to watch, but at the end, this is political correctness done right.
MoGo's rating: 6/10
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