Secondly, the self-esteem problems the build the entire undercurrent of the plot make no goddamn sense in this film because the actor playing Cyrus/Truth is undeniably good-looking. First of all, the fact that Roxy is his cousin in the original gets completely glossed over. I realize that Cyrano is pretty obscure material–not a lot of people are familiar with the story, and my familiarity could only be described as “passing”–but just a quick wikipedia summary of the plot turns this film from awkward to hilarious. Why you should watch it: Did you watch the trailer? Did you? Did you see what they are wearing? This movie wasn’t made in the 90s.

An aggressively mediocre hip-hop musical. The ensuing comedy of mistaken identity has Roxy falling in love with Cyrus’ talent but Kris’ face, while Cyrus struggles with hiding the truth, despite his rapper name being, ironically (and comically), Truth.

When his former childhood friend turned mega popstar Roxy holds a contest to find the next great rapper, Cyrus enters and wins–but the winning credit mistakenly goes to his friend Kris. The premise: Young Cyrus is an aspiring rapper and musician held back by his overbearing, anti-hip-hop, reverend father, as well as his own lack of self-confidence. There is no part of that description I disapprove of, so pour yourself a drink and we’ll dive right in. This particular evening, however, was destined for greatness when it landed me on a little gem of a Disney original movie called Let It Shine, which is a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand’s dramatic take on the life of Cyrano de Bergerac, set against the backdrop of pop hip-hop. A few weeks ago, I was browsing Netflix in search of something short and mindless to watch while I ate dinner, like most people do when faced with the endless possibilities and indecisiveness of Netflix.

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