Review of Roxanne (1987) by Mary Ellen J — 28 Mar 2012
Roxanne had very few moments of schmaltzy romance; but other than those VERY FEW moments, it was quite an enjoyable film to watch. For a modern retelling of an old (but classic) story, it was good, and more than just good - it was ravishing, the sort of ravishment I had not seen in romance retellings since 1964's My Fair Lady.
With an intelligent script and an intelligent top-notch main performance by Steve Martin, the plot adequately and tenderly showcased its main theme - basically, the pain and bitterness of love. I could almost feel myself in Martin's awkwardly pathetic situation, professing his innermost feelings for Roxanne, while under an absurd pretext of making them appear as coming from another, more inferior object (namely, Chris)! Such intricacies one does not usually get to see much nowadays, with today's sentimentalist fare, but Roxanne ought to be commended for the balance of heart-warming tenderness and outrageous slapstick it maintained throughout.
A noteworthy effort, at any rate, by Steve Martin.
This review of Roxanne (1987) was written by Mary Ellen J on 28 Mar 2012.
Roxanne has generally received positive reviews.
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