REVIEW: ‘Cyrano’ falls flat in message and music
For almost two decades, director Joe Wright could do no wrong when it came to making period pieces. His work on “Anna Karenina” and “Pride & Prejudice” solidified him as a craftsman of lyrical movies and historical drama. Unfortunately, his latest film “Cyrano” does little to advance his status in this field; if anything, it seems to downplay his previous success.