AniInterview
Sorry, this movie sucks
PodBill
Just what I expected
Rio Hayward
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
namashi_1
Jay & Mark Duplass's 'Cyrus' is strange little film, that's boasted by Great Performances & some really interesting moments. Definitely, A Good Watch!'Cyrus' Synopsis: John and Molly, a divorced middle aged man and a single mother meet at a friends party and start up a small relationship, all John has to do now is meet Molly's son... Cyrus. Trouble Follows...'Cyrus' is a tale of love, bond & also, enmity. Cyrus isn't a likable guy to be around & the exchanges he & John share, his mom's new boyfriend, are interesting to watch. At times, you laugh, at times, you're furious. Jay & Mark Duplass's Screenplay is good, but not always. It begins well, slows down in the middle, but comes up towards the end. The Dialogue, however, are realistic to the core. Their Direction is simplistic, as always.Performance-Wise: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and Catherine Keener spice up Cyrus. They are supremely talented actors & all of them, portray their parts with remarkableness. Reilly is at his finest as John, the guy who's down and out, while Hill shows another side of his altogether as the hard to like or believe Cyrus. Tomei is extraordinary as Molly, a women torn between a good man & a difficult son. And lastly Keener, sexier than ever, is an absolute delight as John's ex-wife Jamie. On the whole, 'Cyrus' works, in its own way.
SnoopyStyle
John (John C. Reilly) is in a rut. His ex-wife and best friend Jamie (Catherine Keener) is getting remarried after 7 years. She pushes him to go to a party and he meets the wonderful Molly (Marisa Tomei). They have terrific chemistry together. However Molly never brings her to her home and he follows her. He finds her son Cyrus (Jonah Hill) living with her. He's almost 22 or 21, a real mamma's boy and her bff. He is territorial and passive aggressive in trying to push John out.While I understand where this movie is coming from, I didn't find it at all funny. Jonah Hill is super creepy weird unlikeable, and not the fun wacky quirky. He is uncomfortable and bordering on unwatchable. He has so much buried anger and it is never allowed to be laugh at by making it wacky. It is simply a tiring thing to watch. As for the chemistry between Reilly and Tomei, it's functional. They are very charming actors and I like them. Their relationship isn't really the star of the movie. I admire the daring characterization from Jonah Hill, but I just didn't like it.
zif ofoz
While watching the story unfold throughout this movie I must confess I was rather riveted to the screen .... but when all is said and done I was left with a unsettled feeling about just what I had watched.The three main characters all have a disruption in their past that has caused them to approach life hesitantly. John suffers a broken relationship and is now a recluse. Molly's problem is not exactly made clear. And Cyrus is an obese manipulative liar with what is easily described as an Oedipus complex.These three come together, split up, them come together. The ending is happy and hollow.
Karl Self
I didn't see the trailers, consequently I wasn't expecting a zany comedy. Actually the actors' lineup -- John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei -- could have also lead me to expect a comedy. But in fact, I wasn't expecting anything. So I was pleased to find a bold movie which kept my interest but left me in the open as to where the story was heading to. In many ways, and although it's in no way a horror movie, it's creepier than "Psycho". It's dark in a good way, like some beers are. If I had stopped watching this movie until 15 minutes before the titles, and had had to describe it, I wouldn't have known how to class or rate this movie. The good thing is, you wouldn't want to quit watching Cyrus until the credits. I didn't, and can consequently rate this movie as great, but I won't tell you the synopsis because I want you to see the movie for yourself. That's how great it is.And it's good to see that unconventional movies like that are still coming out of a mainstreamed hellhole like Hollywood.
