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The Exploding Girl (2009)

The Exploding Girl (2009)
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Ivy (Zoe Kazan of Revolutionary Road) returns home to Brooklyn for her summer break from college. She misses her boyfriend, and calls him frequently, but they can't quite seem to connect. She spends a lot of time with her longtime friend, Al (Mark Rendall of 30 Days of Night). Al clearly has a longstanding crush on Ivy, about which he's never done anything, probably out of some combination of fear and respect for their friendship. His confusion is exacerbated when, due to family circumstances, he's forced to stay with Ivy and her mother (Maryann Urbano) during his break from school. As the summer goes on, Ivy deals with her epilepsy and the slow, painful dissolution of her relationship, while Al starts to look for love in other directions. Bradley Rust Gray wrote and directed The Exploding Girl, while his wife, So Yong Kim, served as a producer. Fans of the Cure will recognize the title as a play on their song "The Exploding Boy," the flip side of "In Between Days," which was the title of Kim's directorial debut, on which Gray served as co-writer and producer. The Exploding Girl had its North American premiere at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was shown in the World Narrative Competition. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

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Starring:
Zoe KazanMark Rendall, (more)
Director(s):
Bradley Rust Gray
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
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Synopsis of The Exploding Girl

Ivy (Zoe Kazan of Revolutionary Road) returns home to Brooklyn for her summer break from college. She misses her boyfriend, and calls him frequently, but they can't quite seem to connect. She spends a lot of time with her longtime friend, Al (Mark Rendall of 30 Days of Night). Al clearly has a longstanding crush on Ivy, about which he's never done anything, probably out of some combination of fear and respect for their friendship. His confusion is exacerbated when, due to family circumstances, he's forced to stay with Ivy and her mother (Maryann Urbano) during his break from school. As the summer goes on, Ivy deals with her epilepsy and the slow, painful dissolution of her relationship, while Al starts to look for love in other directions. Bradley Rust Gray wrote and directed The Exploding Girl, while his wife, So Yong Kim, served as a producer. Fans of the Cure will recognize the title as a play on their song "The Exploding Boy," the flip side of "In Between Days," which was the title of Kim's directorial debut, on which Gray served as co-writer and producer. The Exploding Girl had its North American premiere at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was shown in the World Narrative Competition. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
80 mins

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Director(s):
Bradley Rust Gray
Writer(s):
Bradley Rust Gray
Producer(s):
Ben HoweBradley Rust GraySo Yong Kim
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR(Adult Situations)
Categories:
Drama
The Exploding Girl Awards:
  • 2009 - Independent Spirit Awards - Producers Award
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E M.

What exploding? There's barely enough dialog for a 15-minute short, and so the movie is 65 minutes longer than necessary. Come to think of it, I should have run the DVD player at 4x speed, and then it might have actually been less boring than watching maple syrup collections in the dead of winter, but only barely. The remainder of the time is filled with interminable long-shots of Ivy walking, sitting, staring, brooding, whatever. While Zoe Kazan has a cute face, we need to see it do something, Al is confused in the director's mind. Why would he in one breath talk about making out with another girl, and in the next, profess to like Ivy?

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Ted C.

Too ponderous for me. Would have been better if she did actually explode. Did not really end us caring about the characters. Had the be the cheapest movie ever made.

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Melinda D.

the best thing about the movie is it lasts only 80 minutes. the characters seemed sort of interesting but moved very slow and I kept waiting for something to develop or for something more interesting to happen and then it was over early.

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