Zyzzyx Rd (2006)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

John Penney

Writer:

John Penney (writer)

Release Date:

25 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

What happens in Vegas, gets buried on Zyzzyx Road.

Plot:

The family man accountant Grant travels to Los Angeles and meets the lascivious "Lolita" Marissa in a casino...

Plot Keywords:

Accountant | Box Office Flop | Title Ends With Period | Period In Title | Place Name In Title

Cast

Leo Grillo	...	Grant
Katherine Heigl	...	Marissa
Tom Sizemore	...	Joey
Rickey Medlocke	...	Meth Maker
Yorlin Madera	...	Truck Driver
Di Koob	...	Roulette Dealer
Meguire Grillo	...	Natalie

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Mojave, California, USA

Company:

Zyzzyx LLC

Trivia:

The film's very limited release was a technical necessity to comply with Screen Actors Guild's regulations.

Not a bad flick

I'll go with 5 on this one, I don't think it's that bad of a watch, though it did lose me here and there and some of the flash-forwards and backwards threw me off in the way they're cut together. I do agree with others that this is a different role for Heigl and she doesn't do too bad at it. I'm not sure if she would take that as a compliment given the role, but I love seeing the diversity and you have to start somewhere, right :)? Why not Zyzzyx Rd? I guess I'm a little thrown by the different spellings of the road, since I believe the "other film" Zzyzx actually has it correct, which if that's the case, I'm not sure why they spelled the title of this film as they did. There's also the fact that the 2 apparently came out the same year. Nevertheless, this wasn't a bad watch and I would suggest it to folks who like the Horror/Suspense/Thriller thing.