Pizza (2005)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Mark Christopher

Writer (WGA):

Mark Christopher (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A pizza deliveryman develops a bond with a girl nearly half his age.

Plot Keywords:

Pizza | Pizza Delivery | Food In Title | Delivery Boy | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ethan Embry	...	Matt Firenze
Kylie Sparks	...	Cara-Ethyl
Julie Hagerty	...	Darlene
Martin Campetta	...	Frank
Joey Kern	...	Jon
Alexis Dziena	...	Emily
Michael Charles Roman	...	Nick
Mary Birdsong	...	Siobhan
Marylouise Burke	...	Aunt Grandma
Richard Easton	...	Mr. Mitchell
Miriam Shor	...	Vanessa
Judah Friedlander	...	Jimmy
Jessica Dunphy	...	Desiree
Cameron Boyd	...	Palazzo Worker
Conn Horgan	...	Siobhan's Husband (as Con Horgan)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and a brief drug reference.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Milford, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)

Quotes:

Frank: Bye bye, fornicators!

Movie Connections:

References West Side Story (1961)

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Pizza (2005) *1/2

Some independent movies are independent for a reason - they're just not very good. Their creators just have to get it made; in their mind it is a good movie. "Pizza" is one of those movies. Its not one of the worst movies I've ever seen, but then again I've seen a lot of movies. The acting is sub-par, and the dialogue is inane and thinks it reaches a level of importance that it misses by a mile. Mark Christophers writing is bad, but i'm not sure which is worse, the script of the direction. Its hard to criticize the actors when their given such hackneyed dialogue. Somewhere in here there is a noble message about confidence in yourself no matter who you are, but its too skewed to really be of any significance.

Now, I didn't hate this movie, i did laugh a couple times and i felt bad for Kylie Sparks character a couple times, but still incredibly annoyed by her the rest of the time. If this movie were just a little bit worse, it might be one of those deliciously bad movies, but its at that unfortunate state of poor quality where it gains nothing from itself. There is something to be said of about being quirky and awkward, think of the films of Wes Anderson or Punch Drunk Love, which are very well made. But there is also something to be said about being quirky and awkward in a self congratulatory and poorly made film. Pizza falls into the latter category.

1.5/4