You, Me & The Circus (2012) User Reviews (3)

Woah! Different and fantastic

[jolenesingh · 10/10 · 7 December 2012]

The movie is oh so unique. It reminds me of Shakespeare's saying, "This world is a stage and we are all actors". The movie follows a day in the life of four people, a couple who are breaking up, and their friends who are connecting. The movie beautifully switches back and forth into a circus show in between, bringing out the literal sarcasm of how the heartaches and relationships of people are simply performances on the stage, being judged by the audience, as an entertainment. Even saying that I was entertained by the movie seems to be underlining their message.

The movie is a naked portrayal of emotions, brilliantly personified by their roles in the circus, and the actors did such an amazing job of it. The entire team who wrote, directed, shot and finally acted in it deserve an applause.

I am surprised that the movie so little known. It deserves a bigger audience. Matt Dallas and Ty Hodges were simply beautiful.

Clever, Unique and Entertaining

[christine2548 · 10/10 · 11 May 2013]

I was surprised by how much I loved this movie. For the first 5 or 10 minutes I thought to myself, "This is going to be weird and boring", but as it unfolded I realized how cleverly it was put together. This is one of those movies you MUST watch more than once. Every "real time" scene is countered with a "circus" scene, which delves into the undercurrent of the emotions that the characters are experiencing. It uses metaphors and similes to explain what it is they are feeling and why they do what they do. Initially (in the "real time" scene), when his girlfriend says she wants to break up, Max asks the ring master "Can I stay naked?" (can I bare my real feelings?) He is told "No. Everyone must wear a costume... a mask" (present a false front for the audience, in this case his girlfriend). The message being that society dictates that one should act or react in a certain way in order to maintain the facade they want the world to see. The whole movie segues back and forth like this and in order to appreciate all the nuances and underlying messages in this film you have to see it more than once or you will miss a lot of the wisdom and innuendo it contains.

All the actors did a wonderful job moving back and forth between their real characters and their circus characters. Matt Dallas was excellent as Max and a far cry from his "Kyle XY" persona. You will be pleasantly surprised by his talent and versatility as an actor.

Excellent acting, directing and editing. All in all a great film with a unique treatment of a fairly common storyline... the breakup of one relationship and the beginning of a new relationship. But it's not your cookie cutter version. I've never seen anything like it before or since.

A beautiful and unique tragic modern musical

[oldnick13 · 10/10 · 15 July 2014]

What an amazing movie! I stumbled upon this looking for something in the vein of Bob Fosse, and was not disappointed. A complex character piece full of emotional depth, with a sarcastic tragic chorus in the form of a modern Brechtian circus. I can't believe that this film has not received more kudos. While I was able to catch quite a bit of the symbolism, I know that this is a film that I will have to watch over and over peeling away layers in attempt to reach the core. I probably won't be able to watch it again for a while though because it made me feel quite melancholic, but that only adds to the beauty of this terrific film. I wish I had discovered it sooner.