2010 · comedy · drama · romance
Cyrus (2010)
Directed by Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass1h 31m2010
With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love-and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.
Our read: Cyrus (2010) (2010) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded comedy · drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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