Review of Licorice Pizza (2021) by Eludiumq36 — 09 Mar 2022
"Licorice Pizza" is a coming of age story set in 1973's Los Angeles-Encino. A pudgy, pimply-faced yet over-confident 15 year old Gary Valentine falls for a barely average looking 25 year old year-book photog.
She's firm that they can't be a thing and his many, many attempts to impress her enough fuels the film's 2hrs. Look it's not a bad film but it's a low-budget affair that in yester-year would be straight-to-video.
Some will love the authenticity of the moment, the attraction between two unlikely unattractives. Alana Haim as Alana Kane is new to mainstream Hollywood but her very plain looks and equiv acting won't advance her from this.
This is Cooper Hoffman's first film credit and would've fit in well in the '80s "Porky's".
This review of Licorice Pizza (2021) was written by Eludiumq36 on 09 Mar 2022.
Licorice Pizza has generally received positive reviews.
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