Based on 66 votes and 15 reviews.
The character does not have to have a long nose. That is not the point. It is about how Cyrano is looked upon as a freak. I can't believe this is an issue for some people. The movie is an adaption. There are certainly other versions you can watch if the aforementioned hideous probiscus is what is you found all-important :)
This is passable but betrays the source material. The real Cyrano de Bergerac was a freak with a massive nose, not a midge. If they wanted to change things up they should've did a gender swap and cast Barbra Streisand in the title role.
The production numbers are solid and somewhat alleviate the tedium.
Really misses the point by failing to understand the root of Cyrano's malady.
While a handsome production, the writers obviously didn't familiarize themselves with the source material as Cyrano is supposed to have a humungous eyesore of a nose, and no attempt has been made to portray that onscreen.