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The Duplass's 'Cyrus': Two Unhealthy Relationships Made Witty
Even at its most troubling, Cyrus is powered by a deep vein of humanism, one that offers hope to even the weirdest among us.
Nobody can play beaten and amusing better than Reilly, and no one is better at playing broken, accessible beauty than Tomei.
Delightfully demented and unique.
A movie that melds creepy and comic so seamlessly that almost every laugh is undercut by a cringe.
Although Hill certainly has been good in previous roles, this goes beyond what we've seen.
A man battles with his girlfriend's son in this realistic, understated comedy filled with the awkwardness of real life.
... A very fine comic-psychodrama that eschews prat falls and flippancy for a more intimately realist and considered rendering of manchild madness and its antecedents.
An amazing human drama played out by actors at the peak of their profession: and who could want more than that?
The visual style transcends lyricism to achieve a kind of free-verse poetry, aided in large part by awe-inspiring mash-ups of montage and voice-overs
...a well-acted yet wholly uninvolving (and downright unconvincing) piece of work.
Cyrus will appeal to the same audiences that have admired the Mumblecore directors and their work, even though it's more polished.
...this muted farce benefits from the pitch-perfect performances of its cast.
... has the dubious distinction of being the first mumblecore comedy to come out of a major studio, complete with an A-list cast.
full review at Movies for the Masses
A totally cringe-inducing movie. Stay away from it unless you enjoy gawking at severely damaged personalities.
The acting is superb by all three main characters, especially Jonah Hill, who is really the key character in this film.
Lacks energy and seems more creepy than funny.
Cred points are on offer from the film's observational/improvisational style that bros Duplass bring along with them, but they've neglected the most important part - making the film interesting.
Cast and crew seem committed to making a simple point: "unhealthily close" relationships can be enriching. And the result is a movie that feels both small and deep.
Benefits from the cast teasing out the hurt and humanity from co-dependency's emotional battlefield.
It's funny, but edgy, too: you feel as if something very bad could happen at any moment.
Rooting awkward chuckles in freaky family ties, the Duplasses then spin our sniggers by planting parallels between John and Cyrus. Just who's the biggest man-child?
The Duplass brothers enter the mainstream with a touching, original and supremely funny film.
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