John C. Reilly stars in the blackly romantic comedy, Cyrus, which is now arriving in the UK.
In terms of genre, the filmCyrusfalls into the category of what is now commonly known as mumblecore.
For starters,Cyruswasnt made on shoestring budget and features some serious Hollywood actors.
She tells him he has a nice penis and the two hook up.
Symbolic house tidying ensues as John well and truly gets his groove back.
Cyrus is a home schooled man-child.
He calls his mum Molly and tells John that theyre more like housemates than mother and son.
Cyrusisnt a bad film.
Theres some good acting in it with the entire cast putting in commendable performances.
Both Marisa Tomei and John C. Reilly are utterly believable and make an adorable, albeit unlikely, couple.
Nevertheless, it is an ultimately underwhelming 90 minutes.
On the whole, though, we werent overly impressed withCyrus.
Its decent, but we couldnt help but hope for more than we got.
Rating:
3 out of 5
