Pizza
IFC Films | Release Date: January 20, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
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. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle Smith
Promising new writer-director Mark Christopher is like "Dollhouse" director Todd Solondz's more cheerful little brother. Read full review
60
VarietyLael Loewenstein
Not for all palates, but it's laced with enough tasty ingredients to sustain a following. Scribe/helmer Mark Christopher has crafted a bittersweet, persuasively acted comedy whose tone recalls '80s teen films. Read full review
60
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
The kind of little indie you'll either hate or find impossible to resist. I fall into the latter camp, but can appreciate opposing views. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
A small-scale character piece that genuinely likes its protagonists: an overweight teen girl and an overage delivery guy. But for all its quirky touches, the comedy cleaves to formula in its depiction of how they challenge and change each other. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Christopher delivers cutesy jabber and one-note characters, as oily and devoid of substance as... well, you know. Read full review
40
Village VoiceBen Kenigsberg
An ugly-duckling fable populated with grotesques out of John Waters, Pizza attempts an unlikely mode: earnest camp. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNathan Lee
The tone is half mocking, half forthright and completely boring. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
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. Read full review
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