There are few films that stick in my memory because they are so dreadful, but this is one. Steve Martin is one of the most embarrassing actors I have ever seen, and the whole film is cloying and without charm. Rumour has it that there is meant to be some humour in it - but I'm sure it is just a rumour. Oh for Gerard Depardieu in Cyrano. The only virtue of a film like this is that it helps you remember who to avoid in future. Somebody told me that in certain circumstances Daryl Hannah can act, but I have avoided her like the plague since seeing this horror of a film. This is a classic indication of how American cinema can screw up a first-rate story.
Review of Roxanne
