Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Latest
    • Thank You
    • 4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)
    • 3999. The Pianist (2002)
    • 3998. Philadelphia (1993)
    • 3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    • 3996. The Green Mile (1999)
    • 3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    • 3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Home
    • Blog
      • All Posts
      • Best Of The Year
        • Best Of 2015
        • Best Of 2016
        • Best Of 2017
        • Best Of 2018
        • Best Of 2019
        • Best Of 2020
        • Best Of 2021
        • Best Of 2022
      • The Decade In Review
      • Box Office Analysis
      • James Bond
      • Oscars
      • RANKED
      • Star Wars
      • The Big Questions
      • Top 10
      • World Cinema
    • Ratings
      • Top 250
      • Top 100 Foreign Films
      • Bottom 50
      • 0 – 1.9
      • 2 – 3.9
      • 4 – 5.9
      • 6 – 7.9
      • 8 – 10
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Anthology
      • Animation
      • Christmas
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Documentary
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Film-Noir
      • History
      • Horror
      • Kids’
      • Musical
      • Psychological
      • Romance
      • Sci-Fi
      • Short
      • Silent
      • Sport
      • Superhero
      • Survival
      • Thriller
      • Western
    • Release Year
      • 2020s
      • 2010s
      • 2000s
      • 1990s
      • 1980s
      • 1970s
      • 1960s
      • 1950s
      • 1940s
      • 1930s
      • 1920s
    • Country
      • Afghanistan
      • Argentina
      • Australia
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Brazil
      • Cambodia
      • Canada
      • Chile
      • China
      • Colombia
      • Costa Rica
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • East Timor
      • Faroe Islands
      • Finland
      • France
      • Germany
      • Georgia
      • Greece
      • Hong Kong
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Ireland
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Japan
      • Latvia
      • Lebanon
      • Laos
      • Malaysia
      • Mexico
      • New Zealand
      • Nigeria
      • North Korea
      • Norway
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Philippines
      • Poland
      • Romania
      • Russia
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • South Africa
      • Soviet Union
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • Syria
      • Taiwan
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
      • Uganda
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Uruguay
      • Vietnam
      • Zambia
    • About
    The Mad Movie Man
    You are at:Home»Review»476. Roxanne (1987)

    476. Roxanne (1987)

    0
    By The Mad Movie Man on March 4, 2014 100-109 mins, 1987, 6 - 7.9, Comedy, Mar 14, Movies Of 2014, Review, Romance, United States
    6.5 Relatively poor
    • Acting 6.6
    • Directing 6.5
    • Story 6.4
    • User Ratings (0 Votes) 0

    Starring: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich

    Director: Fred Schepisi

    Running Time: 106 mins


    Roxanne is an American film about a small-town, but big-nosed, fireman who falls in love with a local woman. However, that woman has fallen for another man with his personality, but better looks, causing complications to arise between the two.

    This film was just a little disappointing. It may have had a charming and funny main character, played brilliantly by Steve Martin, however the story was very weak and cheesy, and the comedy wasn’t necessarily good enough to make up for that.

    I’ll start with the obvious. Steve Martin’s fantastic performance is the life and soul of this whole film. The main focus may be on Roxanne, but following and looking into his character is a whole lot more interesting and entertaining than the romance.

    What’s brilliant about him is that he’s just so easy to support. Steve Martin does an excellent job of making him witty and fun, as well as being undoubtedly very charming, but it’s the immediate sympathy you feel for him once you see that he’s bullied for his large nose that forces you into adoring his character and then supporting him all the way.

    However, apart from that fantastic part of the film, the rest was nowhere near as good quality. Firstly, the cheese. This film is so full of fromage that it does become unbelievably irritating to watch. With annoying Romeo & Juliet references at every minute, and horribly romantic dialogue, there’s not much that you can actually enjoy about the story.

    And that’s another issue that arises in this film. On the one hand, you’ve got the ridiculously cheesy 80s rom-com story, but there’s also a side to it that makes you want to take it seriously, which is impossible because of its other qualities, so you get a conflicting and subsequently extremely irritating atmosphere within the film.

    And not even the comedy can save it. Steve Martin’s character contributes some degree of comedy, but that’s not really on the part of the writing, rather on the part of Martin’s performance, so the remainder of the film, with relatively mediocre acting and poor writing is barely funny, and ends up focussing so much on the mushy romance that it’s difficult to enjoy.

    Overall, I’ll give this a 6.5, because although there was an interesting central role, the rest of the film is of quite a poor quality in all its aspects.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Website
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    The Mad Movie Man, AKA Anthony Cullen, writes articles and reviews about movies and the world of cinema. From January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2022, he watched and reviewed a movie every day. This is the blog dedicated to the project: www.madmovieman.com

    Related Posts

    8.2

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    Follow Me Online!
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Tumblr
    New Releases
    8.2
    December 25, 2022

    3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

    5.6
    December 10, 2022

    3969. Falling For Christmas (2022)

    6.9
    December 4, 2022

    3956. The People We Hate At The Wedding (2022)

    5.4
    December 3, 2022

    3954. Disenchanted (2022)

    7.4
    December 3, 2022

    3953. Meet Cute (2022)

    7.6
    November 23, 2022

    3934. Do Revenge (2022)

    7.0
    November 18, 2022

    3929. The Wonder (2022)

    6.7
    November 13, 2022

    3924. See How They Run (2022)

    Recommended Movies
    9.5
    Review
    August 24, 20150

    1067. Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (2015)

    8.1
    Review
    January 29, 20150

    837. Bridge To Terabithia (2007)

    8.7
    Review
    July 11, 20130

    218. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

    8.1
    Review
    February 21, 20170

    1669. Amanda Knox (2016)

    8.3
    Review
    August 22, 20140

    665. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    Popular Posts
    December 31, 2022

    Thank You

    8.2
    December 31, 2022

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8
    December 30, 2022

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2
    December 29, 2022

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    7.5
    December 28, 2022

    3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

    9.1
    December 27, 2022

    3996. The Green Mile (1999)

    7.6
    December 26, 2022

    3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    © 2023 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.