For the
sake of not having to write the same intro a million
different ways throughout the rest of time, just know that
this column avoids the overly long and sometimes dull
process of full film reviews and instead opts to break
things down based on what I thought going in, what happened
while I was there and what I learned at the end of it all.
Hope that's OK.
Read on!
SXSW
Breakdown - Cyrus
The Impression:
John C. Reilly (the new boyfriend) and Jonah Hill (the creepy
son) square off in a fight for Marissa Tomei.
The Reality:
Do not go in to this thinking that it will be John C. Reilly
vs Jonah Hill in a ludicrous battle of wits. In fact,
none of that really happens. Cyrus is more
drama than comedy (although, there are a handful of very
hilarious parts), and because of how intimately the movie is
shot by the Duplass brothers you'll spend much of it
genuinely wrapped up and involved in the awkward, but good
for them all relationship that the three main characters are
building.
On a side note, John C. Reilly is great in this, and I'd
love to see him do smaller movies more.
The Lesson:
Sometimes most of the funny parts are all in the trailer.
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