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- 2018
- R
- A24
- 1 h 23 m
- 2018
- R
- A24
- 1 h 23 m
Summary In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
Directed By: Austin Vesely
Written By: Austin Vesely
- 2018
- R
- A24
- 1 h 23 m
- 2018
- R
- A24
- 1 h 23 m
Slice
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4.0
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Summary In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
Directed By: Austin Vesely
Written By: Austin Vesely
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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43% Positive
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57% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Although it falters at time, Slice is a funny and campy homage to ’80s horror, mashing together Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” with “Stranger Things” and “Riverdale,” often with satisfying results.
Slice is schlock, but that’s kind of the point. It doesn’t have a tenth of the production values of, say, last week’s violent thriller “Peppermint” (and no doubt it was made for even less than a tenth of that film’s budget). But it has originality, and originality goes a long way.
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 User Ratings
4.0
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40% Negative
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SLICE, from first time director Austin Vesely, is a hilarious and tasty slice of B-movie schlock. Zazie Beetz is of course always a delight to have on screen and the rest of the cast really shines as well. The movie seems to be trying to sell itself as a Chance The Rapper vehicle, but it's much more than that. A fun tale about ghosts, witches, a serial killer, one **** pizza place, and a pacifist, chinese-food loving werewolf.
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An '80s inspired horror-comedy with a synth soundtrack that's set in a small town where normal people live alongside classic movie monsters, ghosts, and witches. Very amusing, but the plot is half-baked. A bunch of disparate threads that never quite come together. There are a few plot holes and it's never clear why Chance the Rapper's character is even in this. Everybody in the movie asks why he's around, but Austin Vesely doesn't have an answer for them or us.
The shortcomings in the narrative are a lot like biting into a delicious looking piece of pizza only to find out the crust is kind of stale. But as the old saying (sort of) goes, pizza is a lot like sex. When it's good, it's really good. When it's bad, well it's still pretty darn good. I had a lot of fun and would love to see another movie set in this universe as the world is worth further exploration. I laughed quite a bit, but I won't deny that the poor writing keeps this still tasty medium one-topping from being anything more than just a bunch of empty calories.
6.9/10
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It’s always a thrill to think you’re seeing one movie, only to find out that someone is working overtime to offer you a second, different one, and that’s what Vesely does when treating ghosts as an impassioned metaphor for gentrification, and refocusing his monster mash around what makes a true ally.
The acting is hammy, but intentionally so, as is the crude, greasepaint-and-baby powder makeup on the ghosts. Clearly, Vesely has pushed the stylization of the piece as far as it can go in order to compensate for Slice’s low budget.
To watch it is to open a pizza box that’s been jostled a few too many times. Inside, the cheese clings to the cardboard, sauce splashes against the sides, and pepperonis drip with grease. It might be sloppy, but you’ll be damned if it don’t still taste good.
The horror comedy Slice has so many amusing, eyebrow-raising elements that at the very least it entertains as a curiosity.
Though equipped with a ton of bravado and ambition, Austin Vesely falls short of crafting a great horror comedy, B-movie classic and Slice just doesn’t make the cut.
Slice is Austin Vesely's directorial debut and Chance the Rapper's acting debut. I guess this film is classified as a comedy, although it never really provides any laughs. And after viewing it, I can tell why this film had such a weird journey that led to it being released in a few theaters for only one day, and then shoved on VOD and kind of just forgotten by A24. Story: Slice is set in a fantasy world. There are werewolves (or at least one, which is played by Chance the Rapper), and people who die come back as ghosts, but these ghosts aren't how we imagine them. They're basically the same person but they just look kind of dead and I guess don't have to eat or anything, and I say "I guess" because despite this film setting up a really interesting world, it stays very surface level with everything. The cool concepts that are presented are just glossed over and not really given a whole lot of attention, and I think that was a choice that led to this film not being as good as it could have been. Instead, the focus is solely on the story which is a bit of a tonal, and literal, mess. The main storyline focuses on the hunt for a serial killer that has been killing pizza delivery drivers. It's supposed to be a mystery but it's never really a mystery. It's also supposed to be a comedy, so you'd think there'd be some humor throughout, but I don't think one joke landed throughout the entire runtime. It also tries to weave some fantasy elements into the story, but it all lands pretty flat and at times feels forced. In the end, the story is based on a concept that has a lot of potential, but it fails to take advantage of the concept and ends up being rather bland and boring.
Characters: Every character in this film is super over-the-top, and while I think Vesely thought this would be funny and help the audience get in the mood for a good time, it comes off as bad acting. There's also not much character development and Chance the Rapper, who I assume originally had a bigger role, is largely ignored until the end of the film. When he is present he's not a terrible actor, but I could also tell that acting isn't really his thing. Script: This was a negative as well. It could have been worse, but the dialogue is about as generic as it comes and no part of this film comes off as particularly well written. Overall: Slice isn't a terrible film. There's not any one aspect that makes it unwatchable by any means, but it isn't a good film. It fails to excel in almost every way possible.
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Slice is a **** mess. The film making and production is Television Grade, which makes sense, considering that it was initially intended to be such, from what I can gather. The same goes for the acting. This quality is worst exemplified by the fact that it has no clue who the main character is, just like a television series, where you have the freedom to switch back and forth between characters. It takes 39 minutes for the plot to get rolling, which is 47% of the movie. Chance the "Actor", despite being heavily marketed as being in the movie, is in maybe 8 minutes of the movie. Not really a criticism, just pointing it out. The last 22 minutes of this movie only mean anything if you care about anything, which you have no reason to do. If there is anything that I enjoy about this movie, I though the practical effects looked pretty great, and where used sparingly. That was probably the most intelligent choice made in this film. Other than that, it was a crock of utter unenjoyable ****
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This is probably the most stupid and deplorable film I've seen of A24. I'm surprised that it has received such good reviews because the truth is that this is a sadly stupid film. Ridiculous and completely devoid of humor. Although it also has elements of horror, these are nothing more than the explanation of the reality or rather the world in which this story unfolds, which definitely reminded me of '' Freaks of Nature '' but honestly, there's no horror here.
This movie tried to be humorous and I did not laugh at all, not even once. It lasted just under 90 minutes and they were felt eternal. I completely hated this film.
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Awards
Micheaux Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Nomination
Directors Guild of Great Britain
• 1 Nomination
