Review of Cyrus (2010) by Dawdlingpoet — 23 Nov 2021

This is a very subtle film - the comedy is almost all awkward-related aka cringe-y type comedy, but not too over the top, in your face. Its quirky, its somewhat low key and it appealed to me. I liked the characters and I felt Jonah Hill and John C. Reilly got along quite well on screen. I did find some scenes quite funny but its certainly not a permanently laugh out loud film (I got the ocassional big laugh from it but its not constant, put it that way) - its a gentle comedy, one that I really quite liked. I think its to do with the characters quirks. Their all quite likeable characters - there's something quite endearing about John (played by John C. Reilly) but their not perfect at all either - thats fine, their not bad people, even if they are a bit strange at times - mainly the titular character, Cyrus and also John. I liked the light and floaty, upbeat and subtle type music played in the background and the general sense of optimism present throughout, it cheered me up, in a way.

This film may not appeal to all but it did to me, so I'd recommend it.