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==Reception==
==Reception==
The film has received generally positive reviews. Review aggregate [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 80% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 149 reviews, with an average score of 6.7/10. The critical consensus is: "While it may strike some viewers as slight, ''Cyrus'' is a successful hybrid of mainstream production values and the [[mumblecore]] ideals of directors Jay and Mark Duplass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.rottentomatoes.com/m/cyrus/|title=Cyrus Movie Reviews, Pictures|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]|accessdate=2011-02-12}}</ref>
The film has received generally positive reviews. Review aggregate [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 80% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 149 reviews, with an average score of 6.7/10. The critical consensus is: "While it may strike some viewers as slight, ''Cyrus'' is a successful hybrid of mainstream production values and the [[mumblecore]] ideals of directors Jay and Mark Duplass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.rottentomatoes.com/m/cyrus/|title=Cyrus Movie Reviews, Pictures|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]|accessdate=2011-02-12}}</ref> Adds ''[[Mark Sells]]'' of ''The Reel Deal,'' "While ''Cyrus'' is not a typical mumblecore movie, it does follow the same patterns in concept and execution. With solid and engaging performances by Reilly, Tomei, and Hill, the film stays on course, carefully examining the motives and behaviors of its characters' lives."<ref>{{cite web |last=Sells |first=Mark |work=The Reel Deal |title=Cyrus: Review |url=http://www.thereeldeal.co/reviews/cyrus.html}}</ref>

Critics reacting negatively include Manohla Dargis of ''[[The New York Times]]'', who criticized the Duplass brothers for displaying an "almost aggressive lack of ambition"<ref>{{cite news| url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/movies/18cyrus.html | work=The New York Times | title=Mommy Dearest, You're Mine Forever | first=Manohla | last=Dargis | date=18 June 2010}}</ref>, and Damien Magee of [[702 ABC Sydney]], who identified ''Cyrus'' as "the sort of film that many people, including a number of well-respected critics, have started to confuse with good cinema" going on to call it "a checklist of indie-chic clichés", and concluding with the suggestion "If you're really stuck for something to see, stick this on the maybe pile, otherwise marked '[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2010/06/cyrus-at-the-sff.html?site=sydney& |title=Cyrus at the SFF - ABC New South Wales - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) |publisher=Blogs.abc.net.au |date=2010-06-15 |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] added it to his top ten movies of 2010 as one of the movies that tied for eleventh place
Critics reacting negatively include Manohla Dargis of ''[[The New York Times]]'', who criticized the Duplass brothers for displaying an "almost aggressive lack of ambition"<ref>{{cite news| url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/movies/18cyrus.html | work=The New York Times | title=Mommy Dearest, You're Mine Forever | first=Manohla | last=Dargis | date=18 June 2010}}</ref>, and Damien Magee of [[702 ABC Sydney]], who identified ''Cyrus'' as "the sort of film that many people, including a number of well-respected critics, have started to confuse with good cinema" going on to call it "a checklist of indie-chic clichés", and concluding with the suggestion "If you're really stuck for something to see, stick this on the maybe pile, otherwise marked '[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2010/06/cyrus-at-the-sff.html?site=sydney& |title=Cyrus at the SFF - ABC New South Wales - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) |publisher=Blogs.abc.net.au |date=2010-06-15 |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] added it to his top ten movies of 2010 as one of the movies that tied for eleventh place.


==References==
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Revision as of 16:56, 18 March 2011

Cyrus
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJay Duplass
Mark Duplass
Written byJay and Mark Duplass
Produced byMichael Costigan
Tony Scott
Ridley Scott
StarringJohn C. Reilly
Jonah Hill
Marisa Tomei
Catherine Keener
CinematographyJas Shelton
Edited byJay Dueby
Music byMichael Andrews
Production
company
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • January 23, 2010 (2010-01-23) (Sundance)
  • June 18, 2010 (2010-06-18) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryTemplate:FilmUS
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7 million[1]
Box office$9,515,592[1]

Cyrus is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by brothers Jay and Mark Duplass and starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, and Catherine Keener.

Plot

John is seven years divorced from his wife and is having trouble adjusting to his new life. After meeting Molly at a party, he thinks that maybe he has found the perfect person again. There's just one problem: Cyrus, Molly's grown son. John must find a way to make his romance with Molly work despite intentional and unintentional interference by Cyrus.

Cast

Reception

The film has received generally positive reviews. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 80% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 149 reviews, with an average score of 6.7/10. The critical consensus is: "While it may strike some viewers as slight, Cyrus is a successful hybrid of mainstream production values and the mumblecore ideals of directors Jay and Mark Duplass.[2] Adds Mark Sells of The Reel Deal, "While Cyrus is not a typical mumblecore movie, it does follow the same patterns in concept and execution. With solid and engaging performances by Reilly, Tomei, and Hill, the film stays on course, carefully examining the motives and behaviors of its characters' lives."[3]

Critics reacting negatively include Manohla Dargis of The New York Times, who criticized the Duplass brothers for displaying an "almost aggressive lack of ambition"[4], and Damien Magee of 702 ABC Sydney, who identified Cyrus as "the sort of film that many people, including a number of well-respected critics, have started to confuse with good cinema" going on to call it "a checklist of indie-chic clichés", and concluding with the suggestion "If you're really stuck for something to see, stick this on the maybe pile, otherwise marked 'Juno'." [5] Peter Travers added it to his top ten movies of 2010 as one of the movies that tied for eleventh place.

References

  1. ^ a b "Cyrus (2010) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Cyrus Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  3. ^ Sells, Mark. "Cyrus: Review". The Reel Deal.
  4. ^ Dargis, Manohla (18 June 2010). "Mommy Dearest, You're Mine Forever". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Cyrus at the SFF - ABC New South Wales - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)". Blogs.abc.net.au. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2011-01-16.