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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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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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