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Pizza (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 4

Rotten:9

Average Rating: 4.5/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jan 20, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: Former high school hotshot and college town legend, thirty-something Matt (Ethan Embry) is now the world's oldest pizza delivery boy, filling his time with meaningless relationships and political... Former high school hotshot and college town legend, thirty-something Matt (Ethan Embry) is now the world's oldest pizza delivery boy, filling his time with meaningless relationships and political activism that leads nowhere. Matt can't commit to anything but pizza, for which he holds an almost mystical devotion. "Pizza is my buffalo," Matt explains. "The Sioux had The Buffalo; I have Pizza. It provides for all needs." Cara-Ethyl (Kylie Sparks) is a cute, chubby, eccentric brainiac with two personalities to match her bifurcated name. Her high school years have been a bit torturous. . . When making a delivery to Cara-Ethyl's house, Matt discovers that she is the only guest at her own 18th birthday party. Touched, and sensing a kindred spirit, Matt invites Cara-Ethyl to join him in his truck as he makes his rounds. During their long night together, these mismatched misfits reveal themselves to each other in a series of comic adventures that teach them how to separate life's winners and losers. . . the wheat from the chaff. . . the cheese from the crust. Pizza: a fast food comedy about life in the slow lane. --© IFC Films [More]

Starring: Kylie Sparks, Ethan Embry, Julie Hagerty, Judah Friedlander

Starring: Kylie Sparks, Ethan Embry, Julie Hagerty, Judah Friedlander

Director: Mark Christopher

Director: Mark Christopher
Screenwriter: Mark Christopher
Studio: IFC Films

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Even performances, which could have provided spark, are wooden at best, unbelievable at worst.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

Pizza will never be the Lou Malnati's deep dish of the independent film world, but its gentle pacing...makes this gem as comforting as mall pizza on a hungry day.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
11/01/06
Uri Lessing
eFilmCritic.com

The characters in this movie don't talk like real people; they all talk like overly clever screenwriters.

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10/22/06
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

It's Sparks (television's Complete Savages) and Embry (Can't Hardly Wait) who carry this dual coming-of-age tale with engaging, if often raw, performances.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
06/09/06
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

A bittersweet, persuasively acted comedy whose tone recalls '80s teen films.

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02/03/06
Lael Loewenstein
Variety
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Embry and first-time actress Sparks have charming chemistry, but Christopher's slight screenplay wears out its welcome long before the film -- which runs a scant 80 minutes -- is over.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/20/06
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Among slacker comedies, Pizza is never much more than mildly amusing; it isn't as witty as Slacker or as uproarious as Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, but it's a keeper.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/20/06
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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At the end of her spontaneous date, she says it's been the best night of her life. It will not be one of yours.

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01/20/06
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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Thin, flavorless and heavily garnished with contrivance, this odd couple comedy serves up little but stale whimsy.

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01/19/06
Nathan Lee
New York Times
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Forget 30-minute delivery -- this brand of indie quirkiness congealed in the late '90s.

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01/17/06
Ben Kenigsberg
Village Voice
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If Pizza were an actual pizza, it would be half-pineapple, half-broccoli. At times, this coming-of-age comedy is quirkily saccharine, at others good-for-you sophistic.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
01/12/06
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

There's a sharp and snappy tone to this irreverent comedy that keeps us laughing even though it's all a bit silly, really.

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10/28/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

For all its quirky touches, the comedy cleaves to formula in its depiction of how they challenge and change each other.

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07/03/04
Sheri Linden
Hollywood Reporter
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