Monday, August 08, 2022
Licorice Pizza
It’s summer/fall of 1973 in the San Fernando Valley when 15-year-old student/actor/entrepreneur Gary (Cooper Hoffman) first meets & flirts with 25-year-old photographer assistant Alana (Alana Haim). Thus begins their platonic friendship & some wild business adventures together. He keeps contriving new business schemes & she continues to wander aimlessly not sure about her goals. Jealousy develops between the two as they head towards romance. Sean Penn, Tom Waits, & Bradley Cooper have small supporting roles in this romance drama filled with Easter eggs related to the times & the locale. It’s an enjoyable period piece watch but I’m still a little creeped out by this 25-year-old hanging around these kids 10 years her junior.
Alien gives it 3 “Fat Bernie’s” stars out of 4.
