A funny fulfilling fabulous fable from a frustrated fatally ill female fugitive fumbling furthering into her fantasy fueled by feathery fun without featuring the follies of the fulcrum for the film.

Amy’s F**k It List is about how the 25-year-old titular character gets diagnosed with an inoperable, terminal illness so she seizes the moment by doing everything she wanted to do but couldn’t because of the negative repercussions that would follow.

Directed by Mark S. Allen, Amy’s F**k It List is brightly lit with brilliant colours saturating it. It also includes quick editing cuts accompanied by effective sound effects and music creating a highly animated, energetic atmosphere. It also features fun title cards numbering the different titular list items a la Zombieland with its rules of survival. He cleverly paces the film just right so as not to feel rushed. Amy does everything from telling certain people off, destruction of other people’s property, and felonious assault to kidnapping for ransom. It even goes the other way to include sexual curiosity and exploration. The tone it initially sets up shifts drastically by going way darker than expected but the shift is never jarring. It’s an ongoing descent into darkness pushing the boundaries of expectations.

Written by Howard Burd and Mark S. Allen the script is full of authentic belly laugh-inducing moments through both dialogue and sight gags. There’s a running gag about male anatomy that’s outright hilarious. It’s full of fun 90s pop culture references like Friends and Office Space, too. Alyson Gorske plays Amy. She can deliver deadpan sarcasm one moment and then instantly give exceptionally emotional scenes. Her character is bursting with so much personality other modern screenwriters should take note. This is partially the writing and the performance. She’s written with personality quirks like her love for botany. It’s not part of the plot but it’s a small attribute that helps define who she is to make her more identifiable and relatable. She sells it by how she brings the character on paper to life.

Angel Prater is Mary, Amy’s sister. She brings both sass and heart to the role with her emotional dexterity. While she’s her own developed identifiable person, the pair have amazing chemistry. Their sibling relationship dynamics are completely conceivable. She’s great at being spontaneously fun and supportive of her sister when needed. Their relationship is the film’s heart and soul anchoring it nicely keeping the film more grounded than expected. Jason Bortz plays Colin, Amy’s boss. His standout performance as an antagonist is obnoxiously overbearing yet hilarious with his comedic timing.

Overall, despite the sad subject matter, Amy’s F**k It List stays light and fluffy by never taking itself too seriously. The illness itself is mentioned several times but the slow, antagonizing effect it has on people isn’t shown onscreen. It’s the inciting incident often referred to as a reminder of Amy’s motivation. It also commits a horror pet peeve by having an abrupt ending. The resolution is left completely up in the air. It feels incomplete like it’s missing its conclusion. The film could have been another half hour and I would have been fine with it. The fact that it left me wanting more does say something about how emotionally invested I was in the Amy character.

It’s about themes of female empowerment, personal liberation, shedding societal inhibitions, sibling relationships, and personal vindication. This social commentary gives the concept substance. The writers make the wise choice to take the subject matter seriously when necessary but don’t go overboard. Amy’s F**k It List

slows down so the emotional times can sink in for a more effective impact. I highly recommend this to fans of quirky horror comedies such as Zombieland or Shaun of the Dead. And remember, if you still don’t give an F you don’t know what you’re missing.