Wednesday 9 November 2011

Cyrus (2010) 7/10

Starring : John C Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener
Director : Jay & Mark Duplass
Running Time : 88 mins

When he discovers that his ex-wife Jamie (Keener) is about to get remarried, John Kirkpatrick (Reilly) decides to finally try to move on. He meets Molly Fawcett (Tomei), a woman he thinks is perfect and could really help him move on from his previous relationship, but when he meets her clingy son Cyrus (Hill) he discovers that he might have to fight him for Molly’s attention.

This is a very subtle movie that doesn’t do anything too major to make John and Cyrus hate each other but manages to make the issue of their disliking each other pretty clear to the audience. Both Reilly and Hill play their roles perfectly and manage not to overact, as this could have quite easily spoilt the whole movie. Worth watching if you like comedies such as Juno and Little Miss Sunshine.

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