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In most small towns, there aren’t a whole lot of secrets. People generally know each other’s business—even when they’re trying to keep it quiet. But the small town in the comic crime thriller Pixie holds a whole lot of secrets—and they all come out because of one determined young resident.
Pixie stars Olivia Cooke as Pixie Hardy, an outspoken young woman from a small town in Ireland. Determined to get out of town and start a new life of her own, she plans to avenge her mother’s death and get on a plane to San Francisco. But things don’t go as planned—and she’s forced to team up with a couple of clueless misfits in an attempt to get what she wants, all while trying to escape the vengeance of Father Hector McGrath (Alec Baldwin) and his band of gun-toting, drug-running priests.
As soon as that first thing goes wrong, everything begins to spiral completely out of control for Pixie, her family, and a bunch of innocent bystanders who end up caught in the middle. One thing leads to another, turning Pixie into the kind of film that Guy Ritchie used to make: fast-paced and quirky with a dark but wildly entertaining sense of humor. It’s a film that’s filled with surprises—not the least of which is the film’s lively title character.
Pixie isn’t the typical female character in a crime thriller. She isn’t weak or frightened or over-emotional. She doesn’t scream or panic when things get dangerous. And she doesn’t just find herself mixed up in the guys’ story. In fact, it’s exactly the opposite. Pixie is fearless and outspoken and detached—sometimes to the point of coming off as heartless. And she’s definitely the one in control of the story. Despite her ruthlessness, though, she still manages to be a likeable character, too. She’s playful and adventurous—and, most of all, she’s incredibly clever. She knows how people see her (as incorrect as they may be), and she happily uses it to her advantage. And while her partners in crime are generally freaked out by the whole twisted adventure, she’s having the time of her life—and that makes for a fun-filled crime flick.
With its wild action set to toe-tapping Irish tunes—and, most importantly, its gleefully audacious title character—Pixie is quick and quirky and delightfully, ridiculously irreverent. It’s an entertaining romp—an adventure that’s worth tagging along.
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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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