Critic Reviews

• Tom Keogh, Seattle Times

  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.

• Lael Loewenstein, Variety

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

• Kyle Smith, New York Post

  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.

• Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

  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.

• Nathan Lee, New York Times

  Thin, flavorless and heavily garnished with contrivance, this odd couple comedy serves up little but stale whimsy.

• Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice

  Forget 30-minute delivery -- this brand of indie quirkiness congealed in the late '90s.

• Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International

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

• Uri Lessing, eFilmCritic.com

  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.

• Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat

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

• Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

  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.

• Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

  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.

• Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

  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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