Licorice Pizza

the_blueeyes 7/26/2022 2:19:30 PM 8.4

The is a real colourful oddball of a movie. From start to finish we are instantly thrown into Alana´s journey and are taken trough a series of strange situations and developments. There is no pre-development or little to be told about the main characters history. The movie is a moment-to-moment tag-along story of romance and its ups and downs. However i enjoyed the little humour moments in it and i had to giggle at times. Catches the 70´s vibe mighty good and i personally enjoyed every moment of it. Of course the woke community had to react to this movie but there is nothing to be offended about anything. Enjoy the film.

r96sk 1/18/2022 12:54:35 PM 8.4

I can't say I enjoyed <em>'Licorice Pizza'</em> as much as most, but this flick from Paul Thomas Anderson is a good one. Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman are entertaining in the lead roles, with Haim particularly standing out - though Philip Seymour Hoffman's kid definitely improves as the film ticks by. There are some amusing roles for more well known faces, my favourite parts of this 2021 release are in fact with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Cooper">one of them</a> - funny stuff! Some parts are amiss, mind; e.g. the strange Japanese wives bits. I did find the dialogue a little pretentious I can't lie, mainly early on as we get to know the characters - once everything is fleshed out and set it's all shipshape, to be fair. The film gets a tad aimless near the end, I'd actually say the pacing is perfectly fine but it does feel as long as it is in terms of the run time - I felt every second of the 130 or so minutes. All in all, I'd recommend it. Major film buffs will lap it up, evidently.

beyondthecineramadome 7/15/2022 2:42:20 PM 8.4

Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/sweet-valley-high-licorice-pizza-review<a> There’s a lackadaisical feeling that runs throughout writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s _Licorice Pizza_. It feels like summer, where there’s nothing in the world but time and friends to spend it with. With a loose narrative and a long run time, Licorice Pizza has moments of magic. It’s a perfect snapshot of wasting lazy, hazy, eternal summer days with your best friends and the crazy ideas you cook up together. Getting to see it on 70mm really adds to this dreamy ambiance.