Metacritic Film

Tale of Two Pizzas, A

Starring Vincent Pastore, Frank Vincent, Robin Paul, Conor Dubin, and Patti D'Arbanville

MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Cockeyed Caravan
Comedy  |  Romance
90 minutes | Color
USA
Released In Theaters October 7, 2005

The Bianco and the Rossi families of Yonkers have been feuding for years - over pizza! Those who prefer a tangy sauce go to Rossi's; those who like their crust thin and crispy go to Bianco's. When young Angela Rossi, armed with a newly minted associates degree in marketing from New York's Fashion Institute, tries to help her father put the Biancos out of business, pizza detente goes out the window. And when doodle artist Tony Bianco agrees to help his father steal the secret of the Rossi's sauce to win the neighborhood pizza contest, pizza war - and a little star-crossed loving - follow. (Hot Pie, LLC)

WRITTEN BY
Vincent Sassone

DIRECTED BY
Vincent Sassone

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

36 / 100

Critic Reviews

50 Variety
In scope, depth, rhythm and gags, "Pizzas" seems best suited to the small screen.
50 TV Guide
Sassone's hit-and-miss ethnic comedy is actually a retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, with the Italian neighborhood of South Yonkers, N.Y., standing in for Verona.
40 Village Voice Matt Singer
Writer-director Vincent Sassone makes your mouth water with his lovingly photographed images of freshly baked pizza but turns your stomach with extra-cheesy dialogue and an inconsistent narrative.
40 The New York Times
The film borrows themes and cast members from HBO's "Sopranos," but the script lacks the nuance and wit of that series's creator, David Chase.
25 New York Post
Any way you slice it, A Tale of Two Pizzas is so ineptly written and directed that it's pretty soggy entertainment.

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