What the hell is this raceswapped bullshit?

I only giving it 8 stars because I acutely feel the same as Cyrano, and his story resonated with me too accurately: here I am 33 years old, and I have a crush, but my looks are bad, and I know he doesn't like me back - so I'm loving him from afar, and my pride is keeping me to tell him my feelings. I don't think this will change - it keeps me safe and hurting at the same time. Anyway, I've waited for this movie for a long, long time ever since I saw the trailer. This was my most hyped movie of the year, and while I loved it, I saw its faults: the emotions weren't as deeply portrayed as they should have been, they were mostly superficial (especially with Christian); the pacing felt too fast at times, and I really missed those romantic lines Roxanne and Cyrano exchanged in their letters. But apart from this, I think this was a good romantic musical, the music was superb (you can not go wrong with the Nationals), the actors great, the story in itself was just awesome. I especially liked the way Cyrano spoke, his rhythm, it was a good point. I know there's a movie with Gérard Depardieu who played Cyrano in the french version, and I know a lot of people adore that version, but I think this was good too - probably mainly for the younger generation, this can act as a gate between the original story and modern era. So all in all I liked Cyrano, I loved Peter Dinklage and everybody else (Ben Mendelsohn was just awesome!), and I loved the story, the dancing, the clothes, the style, everything. The ending was especially rewarding and satisfying, it suited the whole movie, and it was somewhat realistic - and for that alone this movie deserves a high praise.

Quite boring as a musical. The way it is represented is way too modern, and the songs seem often out of place, with recitatives a bit too long that break the pace.

my wife loves musical, but this was a tad boring.

An adaptation that tries to offer a broader perspective, moving away from the idea of the "handsome fool and the ugly intelligent", but whose horizon seems smaller. Mediocre songs don't help, even if they fit well with Peter Dinklage's low register. It's in the musical field that this musical stumbles, and in the inability to find the essence of the message beyond the physical characteristics of the characters.