CYRUS

THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE COMEDY OF THE SAME NAME, THIS CYRUS IS A HORROR MOVIE.  IT IS THE STORY OF CYRUS (BRIAN KRAUSE) A SERIAL KILLER WHO HAS BEEN KILLING COLLEGE STUDENTS.  THE MURDERS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY A REPORTER, MARIA SANCHEZ (DANIELLE HARRIS).  CYRUS' STORY IS BEING TOLD TO HER BY EMMETT (LANCE HENRIKSEN.) 
THIS MOVIE ATTEMPTS TO TELL THE ENTIRE LIFE STORY OF CYRUS, GIVING THE VIEWERS SOME IDEAS OF WHY HE TURNED INTO A SERIAL KILLER.  ALONG THE WAY, WE ALSO LEARN THE FATE OF THE LAST THREE WOMEN WHO HAD GONE MISSING.  THIS IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR MOVIE, AND IT DELIVERS WELL, CREATING TENSION AND SUSPENSE WHEN NEEDED.  THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SCENES THAT ARE HIGHLY DISTURBING, ONE WITH CYRUS AS A CHILD WITH HIS MOTHER AND THE OTHER WITH CYRUS AS AN ADULT.  I FOUND THE THREE MAIN ACTORS DID A GOOD JOB: KRAUSE IN HIS ALMOST SILENT APPROACH TO PLAYING CYRUS GIVES HIM JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF CREEPY; HENRIKSEN PORTRAYS HIS CHARACTER WITH JUST ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO BELIEVE THE STORY, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TO WONDER HOW HE KNOWS SO MUCH; AND HARRIS PLAYS MARIA WITH THE SPUNK OF AN GO GET THEM IDEALISTIC REPORTER WHOSE GETS MUCH MORE THAN SHE PLANNED ON. 
RATING 3 OUT OF 5

THE EXTRA ON THE RENTAL DVD IS A BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURE.