JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Lightdeossk Captivating movie !

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Amy Adler Peter (Marcus Thomas) has just received a letter from this girlfriend, explaining why she has fled the relationship. It hurts. Although Peter has a successful job as an art director for a thriving company, he knows he needs to broaden his horizons. Therefore, when he spots an ad for community theater auditions, he signs up, hoping for a small role. But, no, he gets chosen to play the lead in Cyrano de Bergerac! Can he do it? The other theater people, including Michael (John Corbett) and Grace (Amy Smart), are so talented, how can Peter measure up?Thomas does a fine job as the newcomer to theater, and really, to life. Patty Duke is also quite engaging as a grumpy theater support staffer. But, ah, Corbett and Smart. John Corbett has never been more attractive or seductive as in this role and Smart is beautiful and bubbly. They are, in this viewer's opinion, the main reasons this film works so well. Costumes, plot, and the Portland scenery are fulfilling, also. For those who love ensemble movies with engaging dialogue, romance, and lessons in life, this one is your cup of tea. Drink it slowly, with savor.

Iaryavie Being a huge fan of "Cyrano de Bergerac" I was immediately drawn to the summary presented on the DVD box of "Bigger Than The Sky" at Hollywood Video--not to mention, the promise of seeing Sean Astin in another movie! Little did I know, the summary would be one of complete dissimulation as I sat down to watch it and endured the tragedy of a film before me...The characters were point blank surface-only and the only depth found in any of them came when the movie was almost over and we discover Michael's (John Corbett) long ago decision to abandon life as a famous actor and to instead stay in Portland for life at the community theatre. Not even Kippy's (Allan Corduner) tragic history was enough to distract from the horrible acting of Marcus Thomas as Peter.Is it supposed to be "believable" that someone as horrible as Peter could walk into an audition with zero experience and beat out everyone for the lead as Cyrano himself?? Thomas played Peter as bland as ever, speaking in a tone that looked as if it even bored those around him on screen. How is the audience supposed to root for this amateur/hero when we can't even pay attention, let alone stay awake, to anything coming out of his mouth?? And let's not even get started on Amy Smart. One word: USELESS. She floated around a random room in the beginning of the movie to what was supposed to be an "inspiring" entrance as Grace and then somehow morphed into a bipolar stage freak.Finally, as talented as Sean Astin is, not even his performance as the arrogant Ken Zorbell made the movie remotely enjoyable."Agonizing" is just a fraction of the emotions felt while watching this movie--if we can even call it that. Even the great work of Edmond Rostand has been tainted for me. "Bigger Than The Sky" was pointless, confusing, misleading, and made me doubt my sanity. Thank you, Al Corley, for directing one of the worst films in the history of cinema.

delphine090 My friend and I traveled pretty far out of our way to see this film, mainly because (a) the mainstream films that are being released fairly suck, and (b) she is visiting from Atlanta and misses a lot of indie films we get to see here in L.A.This film made us laugh, and moved us (if only a little) and is a nice little film to see.No, the cinematography is no great shakes and I really worried whether the lead actor could actually pull off "animated" or "alive" at any point in the movie - he barely pulled it off (if you close your eyes and wish really hard).Still, it is nice that a small, sweet film like this can move the audience and make us laugh and think.John Corbett is great in this (as always), and it's nice to see Sean Astin (a favorite of mine) being less than earnest (he's really an ass in this role).Worth a look.

delmaraus I really liked and enjoyed this movie - it's one of those very good low key movies like "Noel". Marcus Thomas has been a favorite of mine since "Cowboy Up" (a film that shows off his range a lot better than this), John Corbett is a helluva character actor, and Amy Smart was excellent. Patty Duke was absolutely great - I could go on and on - I really enjoyed Sean Astin, Claire Higgins, and Allan Corduner. I haven't seen too many critics appreciate this film - basically, they all say "it's all been done before". Well, that may be true, but seeing somebody else do what's been done can be entertaining also. I always gage a film by how much I like and pull for the characters - this one hooked me pretty quick.