Bradley Cooper's new movie Licorice Pizza has landed an impressive 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The latest film from Phantom Thread and There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson is described as a coming-of-age comedy, with Alana Haim (of band Haim fame) and Cooper Hoffman (son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman) playing the leads.
Set in the San Fernando Valley, the film follows a woman in her 20s and a teenager who befriend each other and navigate a changing time in the 1970s. Bradley Cooper plays the role of real-life film producer Jon Peters, while the likes of Sean Penn and Maya Rudolph also star.
In a glowing five-star review, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw said that "this hypnotically gorgeous, funny, romantic movie freewheels its way around from scene to scene, from character to character, from setpiece to setpiece, with absolute mastery".
In a similarly rave review, Time Out's Phil De Semlyen praised the film's leads, admitting the movie left him with a "contact high".
Praising Haim, The Hollywood Reporter said that the musician makes "one of the most exciting screen debuts in recent memory".
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Deadline described the movie as a "lighthearted confection", noting that it "also goes gently into the affairs of young hearts with some unforgettable characters we thankfully get to spend two hours and 15 minutes with".
"[Anderson has] crafted a lived-in, even tangible, period experience," added TheWrap. "You can practically smell the maraschino cherries in the cocktails and feel the shag carpeting beneath your feet."
We'll certainly be adding this to our must-see list.
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Meanwhile, Cooper is busy working on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, which has just begun filming after a number of delays.
Licorice Pizza is due for release in cinemas on December 25, 2021 in the US and January 7, 2022 in the UK.
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