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.
'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.