DeuxiemeEscadron I must say, I really mean it, I must! say! it is one of the worst and most pathetic pieces of movie that I ever saw. I tried, God knows I tried to appreciate it! Just so you know, I survived things such as Force-T, The Russian Specialist, Arena and Solo Voyage so it's not bad will. My original goal was to spend a good evening watching this movie. But further and further the minutes advanced, more and more the scenes followed each other, I knew that it was establishing new standards in boringness. I watched it until the end alright, which makes it one hundredth of a star above the movie Le Golem de Montreal: one of the rare films I've ever stopped watching (I should say suffering) because it was awfully unbearable.Such bad movies as the ones I previously named (exept Le Golem) have one advantage : being bad in a way that makes them funny. Pizza is just bad in a way that makes it pathetic. Makes one wonder how could time, energy, talent and material be wasted to create such a thing. Above all, makes one wonder how to give less than 1 out of 10 to a movie that doesn't even deserve this lowest score.I won't waste any time talking about things like the acting, the screenplay or directing. I'll just say they're awful, very awful, overall.If you're looking for a teenage story in the likes of Napoleon Dynamite, forget Pizza. I would rather suggest Harold, which is far from being a masterpiece but still enjoyable and way better than this one.

MacAindrais 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

Libbyk1 "Pizza" is full of fun surprises. I felt a steady stream of laughter throughout, even though there were moments that broke my heart. You can't help but fall in love with the 2 main characters, as well a number of the minor ones. I think that anyone who sees this movie will see a bit of themselves in them. It seems to me that the plus-size young actress who plays CaraEthyl (Kylie Sparks)should take great pride in her performance. I understand she is new on the movie scene, but oh so convincing. You can't help but love her. The music is great, takes you on quite a ride all the way to the end of the credits. Its a must see.

krvmshow Pizza was publicly screened for the first time at the Los Angeles Film Festival on the 21st.It's no overstatement that this is a film I've been hoping for ever since I first sat down and watched "The Breakfast Club," all those years ago. Like master teen storyteller John Hughes himself, Pizza bring Teen cinema to a height that few are aware it can achieve. It's not a bunch of teens wandering around, pretending to cry, trying to have sex with each other. It's not an excuse to show off a pair of breasts.It's just an honestly honest movie.Pseudo-hunk Ethan Embry delivers with power I had no clue he had in him. Honestly, watching Ethan Embry in Sweet Home Alabama and watching Ethan Embry in Pizza, they look the same, but you get the feeling you're looking at the NOT evil twin. Newcomer Kylie Sparks (who was, very humbly, at the screening I attended) shines wonderfully as the overweight, mal-adjusted, teetering on the brink of adulthood lead, like Ricki Lake before her. Actually, I take that back, she's BETTER than Ricki Lake.Pizza remains fresh and entertaining throughout. If perhaps it does fall into the "I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you" thing a little too much, it manages to tell a story of love and finding yourself without getting preachy, without copping out.At the screening, writer/director Mark Christopher mentioned current plans to do a horror flick and a family/farm flick next, but if we're lucky, he'll come the way of teenybopper angst just one more time before he gives it up completely.If it gets distribution, which it should, I'll definitely see it again.9/10