Review of Cyrus (2010) by Gabrielle — 02 Apr 2011

NOT a comedy! The trailer is very misleading. It's creepy and sad.

This review of Cyrus (2010) was written by Gabrielle on 02 Apr 2011.

Cyrus has generally received positive reviews.

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