Movie #187 "Cyrus" was one of those awkward, but funny, romantic comedies with two very, very very good actors elevating the script in a number of places (for example, the last moment of the film is all them and it is wonderful) Add Jonah Hill to the mix and you get still another film I'd recommend that we saw from the Phoenix Film Festival. This film had a lot of physical comedy, but it didn't pass the stupid line for me --- it seemed all embedded in the reality of the situation so it worked (and Dave liked it even more than I did) . It's not a jokey film at all =- in fact, much of the humor comes out in the characters themselves and their reactions, and I think that's what I liked most about it. Nice job, Jay and Mark Duplass. I'll have to look up other indie films they directed to see if I like them, as well.
Average rating: 3.843
I gave it 4 stars
Cyrus
(2010) R
Indie favorites Jay and Mark Duplass co-direct this wry look at modern love and family dysfunction. John C. Reilly plays a recently divorced man who thinks he's found just the right woman (Marisa Tomei) to help him recover and move on. Unfortunately, the woman's son, played by Jonah Hill, has no interest in allowing another man into their lives -- a stance he proceeds to demonstrate in a variety of obnoxious ways.
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