The Exploding Girl (2009)

The Exploding Girl: Directed by Bradley Rust Gray. With Zoe Kazan, Mark Rendall, Maryann Urbano, Hunter Canning. On a summer break from college, a young epileptic woman struggles to balance her feelings for her fledgling boyfriend while her friend Al crashes with her for the season.

“Ivy (Zoe Kazan) is epileptic and returns home to Brooklyn on summer break from college. Her friend Al joins her to sleep on her couch when his room is rented out by his parents. She struggles to stay in contact with boyfriend Greg. Greg gets into a car accident with his high school friend Rebecca and decides to stay with her in the hospital. Ivy starts hanging out with Al.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDonu0026#39;t get me wrong. Zoe Kazan is lovely. Sheu0026#39;s beautiful and has a charm about her. It doesnu0026#39;t mean that watching her alone for most of the movie is particularly exciting. She has some interesting phone calls. She really needs the second to be in more of the movie and he needs to be played by somebody more compelling. I understand the idea of being alone in a crowded city and losing oneu0026#39;s connection. However, this movie lacks the drive to propel it.”