Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
Shout! Factory | Release Date: June 22, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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8
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5
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Film ThreatBobby LePireJun 18, 2018
Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town is as delightfully offbeat as the title suggests, with an engaging and heartfelt story. Smartly written with stellar acting and deft direction, this hilarious movie demands to be seen as soon as possible. Read full review
75
The PlaylistEli FineJul 19, 2018
Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town is a well-made showcase for its talented star. And while it doesn’t quite establish Papierniak’s directorial vision, it does hint at what that might be. It’s a fun hour-and-a-half, inessential but entertaining nonetheless. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJun 21, 2018
Papierniak’s film is energetic, jam-packed with talent and has a likable indie throwback feel with some memorable moments. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJun 18, 2018
Davis seems to be down for whatever develops...playing Izzy with energetic animation as she bounces from one manic situation to the next. Osment and Shawkat make the most of their brief, amusingly awkward scenes, while Coon's attempts to behave like an actual adult are skillfully undone by Izzy's determined disorderliness. Read full review
65
Film Journal InternationalAnna StormJun 21, 2018
Although uneven, both its conclusion and its hero make Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town a journey worth taking. Read full review
63
New York PostSara StewartJun 21, 2018
Charmingly profane, with a buzzing riot-grrrl soundtrack, “Izzy” is a stylish twist on an ’80s trope: Here it’s the woman as pathetic supplicant, trying to win back someone who’s moved on. Read full review
63
Rolling StoneDavid FearJun 19, 2018
It helps that Davis is insanely charismatic onscreen, but her ability to showcase the vulnerability and scar tissue beneath this human embodiment of an extended middle finger gives the movie a semblance of depth. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJun 17, 2018
Christian Papierniak manages to get a tricky tonal balance more or less right, capturing the false sense of superiority that Izzy projects over her environment without allowing the film itself to revel in said superiority. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeJun 21, 2018
It’s uneven practically by design, with a tone that slides all the way from kooky farce to anguished psychological study, just about held together by Mackenzie Davis’s lively, spiky turn in the lead. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlJun 21, 2018
The film is about being overwhelmed by Los Angeles, its sprawling indifference, but also about finding your place in it — and even, at times, its welcoming warmth. Read full review
58
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJun 24, 2018
An electric lead performance and a growing sense of self make it worth your while to see that Izzy gets where she’s going. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleDanielle WhiteJul 18, 2018
It’s all mighty existential and interesting, yet the introduction of this heady topic acts as prelude to a rather bizarre, if dark, comedic situation. The timing, like everything in this movie, is a little off-kilter. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJun 21, 2018
Watching Izzy’s frenzied pratfalls often feels like watching a documentary of Ms. Davis — always great — running a hamster wheel that powers uninspired comic material. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 30, 2019
A film that starts feebly, gets its feet under it, but never goes anywhere. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 28, 2018
The only thing less satisfying than the build-up is the finale, which goes from mind-boggling to you’ve got to be kidding me. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJun 22, 2018
Despite a committed performance from lead actress Mackenzie Davis and a promising opening, the film quickly corkscrews into a death spiral of trite dialogue meant to obfuscate the lack of a coherent or meaningful narrative. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinJun 22, 2018
I know I’ve been rather harsh on an indie film that deserves points for its ambitions, so let me end on a brighter note. If Papierniak took that scene with Stanfield and started over with it, he might have a hell of a good rom-com. He needs to learn to separate the gold from the f*cking shit. Read full review
30
TheWrapInkoo KangJun 19, 2018
The self-serious meditations on fate and responsibility — as well as the uneven but ever-charged flare-ups between Izzy and whoever she’s talking to — recall exercises in an acting class. By the end, we understand her motivations and recent biography, but precious little about who she is as a person. Read full review
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