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There are some people who seem to float through life, just getting by, never really sure what their next steps will be. But in Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town, one aimless young woman gets a sudden wake-up call—and it causes her to get up and do something for a change.
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town stars Mackenzie Davis as Izzy, a struggling musician who can’t seem to get her life together. Once a part of a successful duo, Izzy hasn’t done much of anything since her sister, Virginia (Carrie Coon), decided to call it quits. Now, to make things worse, she just learned about her ex’s engagement on social media, and she’s determined to do something about it—so she sets out on a mission to get across town and crash the engagement party, no matter what it takes.
Izzy’s adventure is random and quirky and often strangely action-packed—a series of interactions along this down-and-out young woman’s journey through the streets of Los Angeles. It includes a lot of elements of an episodic road trip move…except for a reliable method of transportation. Along the way, this determined young woman finds herself biking, hitching a ride with a chatty stranger, and even borrowing a scooter—whatever it takes to get there on time—and she meets plenty of eccentric characters.
Admittedly, Izzy is a bit of a mess—but she’s a lovable mess. She has an idea of what she wants in life, but she doesn’t really do anything about it—until it comes to her ex’s engagement party. Something snaps in her—and, determined that they’re meant to be together, she sets out to go after what she wants.
Her race across the city is fast-paced and fun, with high-speed montages set to a punk soundtrack—and audiences will root for her to make it to the party in time, no matter how ill-advised the idea seems to be. But once her journey comes to an end, the film keeps on going. Suddenly, it feels like a completely different movie, slower and quieter, seemingly searching for the perfect conclusion that it never really finds.
With its chaotic race through LA and a soundtrack to match, Izzy’s story is gritty and amusing—but, unfortunately, instead, of coming to a memorable end, it simply fizzles out. And that awkward final act detracts from the rest of the film’s quirky charm.
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