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Very well acted (especially by Marisa Tomei) and reasonably well scripted, the film takes a bit of evasive action as the conflict grows thicker. Remains amusing enough to get accustomed to them goddamn zoom-ins!

TakaAwesome

29Feb12

Not bad. Still don't like the cinematography of the Duplass brothers' films, but having talented actors do the mumblecore thing here worked for me much better than having amateurs attempt acting. I love John C. Reilly and Marisa Tomei, so that helps.

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Ari

29Feb12

Yes, that Duplass "zoom" bugs the shit out of me. Completely pointless.
TakaAwesome

1Mar12

Haha, yep. That's exactly what I was referring to. I don't get it.
Ari

1Mar12

I guess it's an earnest effort to resist any notion of professionalism? Hand a kid who has never touched a camera a camcorder and the first thing they do is fuck around with the zoom knob.
TakaAwesome

1Mar12

I suppose that could be an explanation, but like it or not they're becoming more and more mainstream, so they should probably put a stop to their random-zooming ways.

Judicial Joe

12Feb12

I really liked the idea of a mumblecore film with Hollywood-level production values and A list actors. There were occasional moments that lagged, but the characters and performances will stay with me for quite a while.

Glim Ho

20Jan12

这特么是真的小-清-新！！

goeienag

10Jan12

This film caused a great amount of unnecessary discomfort in my life. Meaning, I enjoyed it.

Mr.Wolf

8Jan12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHpozHn-QA hahahaha xD

Mr.Wolf

5Jan12

"Dont you want me baby....." Havent stoped singing it all day.

Xurxo G Penalta

22Dec11

c.reilly and tomei give a naturally humorous feel to the story, jonah hill sweats balls just to stand near them, playing someone waaaay different from what he's shown so far and the whole film suffers for it. either miscast or the character needed some rewriting adapting it to hill's potential. the story was probably funny and tense enough on paper so there's plenty of material to be enjoyed on a first watch.

Christopher Smith

7Oct11

I'm really not a fan of the Duplass brothers' mumblecore style, but this film - some annoying camerawork aside - is easily among their best work, thanks to the well-drawn, perfectly cast characters. It does a clever job of balancing its disparate tones, from heartfelt romance to uncomfortable comedy, but then undercuts itself with an ending that's disappointingly soft.

Clive.R.Watson

5Sep11

Some of the scenes between John and Jonah are INCREDIBLE.

Don't Get Nasty Brother

19Aug11

Genial el minimalismo de la película, sobre todo en la forma. Aunque a veces llama demasiado la atención. "Mírenme, soy una película totalmente natural y realista"; especialmente con el uso y abuso del zoom pero en general es muy buena historia y el cast está bien acertado. Aún no veo otra película del "mumblecore" pero debo aceptar que estoy intrigado. Recomendable.

Bill Arceneaux

30Jul11

Humanity that I wish I could've cared about more

Michael Gildea

13Jul11

I liked how I wasn't forced to watch Jonah Hill do the same acting parlor trick but that doesn't make him likable. The rest of the cast was decent and Cyrus had a few legitimately funny moments. You're really not missing anything here...

Ángel Ponce Cabrera

26Aug11

It's not a comedy

Nathan Deming

18Apr11

This should've been a short film, I think that is the main problem.

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James Frazier

31Mar11

The performances were uniformly some of the year's best. On the other hand, were you to rank the year's top 50 scripts, I'm not sure it would sneak into the bottom five. The ending was emphatically lame. Sounds like I'm kidding, but final 10 minutes really would have been better had John C. Reilly kicked Jonah Hill down those stairs.

William Cleveland

1Apr11

Couldn't agree with you more about the ending to Cyrus. While the performances were great, an kept me watching. The script was just okay, and honestly I've seen it before. As for the ending.. sadly formulaic, and almost felt tacked on just to give it a happy ending.

Threske

31Mar11

One of the worst cases of "misleading trailer" syndrome I've seen. ★★

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Marcus WP

30Mar11

eh, not bad i guess

Pedro Franceschini

28Feb11

John C. Reilly always bothers me a little, but at least in a funny way. His pairing with Tomei (which is most of the time the pretty-but-weird-girl-unnoticed-by-the-big-shots) turns out to be both weird and charming, which will probably put this film in a lot of indie lists of movies about relationships(Jonah Hill and Catherine Keener are also here, so that was already guaranteed from the start).

Kirby

27Feb11

John C. Reilly is really the main reason to see this movie, but I was pleasantly surprised with Jonah Hill, too. It's nice to see him play someone who is not only genuine, but shows emotion that can be taken seriously.

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Johnny DuBiel

12Feb11

I can't remember the last time I actually cared as much on whether or not a couple on screen would work out. Flawed, uncomfortable in his own skin, and yet fully behind his convictions, John C. Reilly gives possibly the greatest performance of his career (probably alongside 'Magnolia').

SALESK

1Feb11

Starts off strong but never quite commits to anything, leaving one feeling used, cheated, puzzled, moved and frustrated in equal measure.

rowdyman

31Jan11

Funny, awkward, creepy… understated comedy works because of the strong cast. Reminded me of a Nicole Holofcener film. Maybe it would have been better with a little less jittery hand-held camera but still surprisingly good. The world needs more John C. Reilly.

Steve

26Jan11

This movie was far better than The Kids Are Allright..and that received an Oscar nomination.

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csayers77

22Jan11

The camera style of this film reminds me a lot of the way in which I Am Sam was filmed. The frame zooms in and out and the camera is rarely held still long enough to get comfortable with a scene.

mdenapole

21Jan11

Part 2: I think Jonah Hill showed me one of his best roles to date, and showed me gifts that I did not know. The direction, photography and soundtrack. I can say to summarize That They help to the creation of the environment and the situation of the 3 actors, and the plot itself.

mdenapole

21Jan11

Part 1: If I have to qualify this film as a style, is one of those movies where it presents a daily problem to be solved. But as the story goes, you realize many things, to leave an impression (at least to me) that a small project with a simple story can become a highly respectable film so to speak.

Valu2009

21Jan11

Well, if you can resist the camera work - I know this should give the movie an indie-feeling but sometimes it's irritating - this movie is not bad at all. Delicate, moving and funny, especially in the first half. And Marisa Tomei is still a hot piece of woman :)

FilmFan<3

30Dec10

A really good script and great performances, particularly by Hill and Tomei, But frantic camera work all to often takes away from the feel of this movie.

Nutter Jr

22Dec10

Although the actors here are doing a great job, the material they are given are mediocre to say the least. This film could appeal to dreamers who think that at their lowest psychological point, a warm, caring and sexually hungry Marisa Tomei will come to their rescue.

rorydean

20Dec10

@JOHN Touching and understated? This was terrible. @DDCRAVER hardly performances of merit and effort does not equate to movies worth watching or even writing about. @TYLER AIKENS The heart is in a jar, the charm a cheap necklace you don't mind losing down a sewer grate. Where are the critics? I guess anything passes for cinema these days. The only reason this got made is the Scott Bros. were duped into producing it.