Zyzzyx Rd

I saw this primarily because boxofficemojo. com gave this movie the worst productioncost-to-visitor ratio, EVER! That's primarily because they didn't distribute it.

And showed it only in one theatre world wide But still. Officially, 30 people saw the theatrical release.

But since then, it has been downloaded many more times.

So .... I will give this an A for Effort.

It was kinda hard to sit through.

The story was hard to follow.

But Heigl was Okay.

I liked Madsen as well.

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.

This film is great. It's fun to watch Heigl in a different role from normal. She's a great actress. Check it out - worth the time! Grillo and Sizemore are also great, Sizemore is an awesome villain. The storyline is very different - lots of twists and keeps you on your toes. Overall, it's a fun and exciting thriller/mystery. Zyzzyx Road is the actual name of a road in Las Vegas. The film has a funny history -- grossing $30 at the box office! That makes it the lowest grossing film of all time, but there's a lot more to it than that. It's an interesting story, look it up on Google some time. I think that its also in the trivia on this page. For the record, it is pronounced "Zizzix"

So let me preface this review by saying this...Zyzzyk Road is not as terrible as some people make it out to be. Is it bad? Yes, absolutely. But is it all-time bad. Probably not. The biggest issue with this film is the fact it was poorly realized, especially when you have a semblance of a story underneath.

A major strike against this movie is the fact it is not interestingly bad. I mean, Tom Sizemore is okay in his role and Katherine Heigl is just a typical horror movie girl. Leo Grillo is definitely the weak link, and of course he is in the entire film. We get some competent scenes here and there and the bad pacing is all throughout, but there is too many competent things going on. The sound is solid, as well as the post production dialogue recording. The director tried something interesting with the color timing, which has a point when all is said and done. I mean, there are ideas there to work with. However, bad press and terrible box office distinctions hurt this film tremendously. Would I watch it in a theater? No! On Tubi? Yes!

So I implore you to check this film out. I mean, there is worse stuff out there and this one at least tried its best. Its biggest sin is that it is boring, which is typical for this type of production.

It's hard to comprehend how this movie, or any other move for that matter, could have done this badly at the box office!!?

I found it an intriguing slow burn, with a couple of interesting turns along the way... even a little Twilight Zoney at times.

It's also nice to see Heigl in a slighty different role, who to this point, already had a fourteen year movie career behind her, but hadn't yet broken through! Talk about paying your dues! As a late blooming Katherine Heigl fan exploring her back catalogue, I found this a very easy watch.

Other reviewers seem completely polarised by the flick, but scores of 1/10 or 10/10 are extreme! This movie maybe a bit on the mediocre side, but I would happily kick back and revisit it.