The first reactions from ‘Licorice Pizza’ come when Alana Haim receives high praise

The first reactions to Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Licorice Pizza have been received and the film has already received high praise.

The upcoming film, which will star Alana Haim in her debut, is a coming-of-age drama set in the 1970s in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles and based on Haim’s characters Alana Kane and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) focused.

According to those who attended an early screening, the film could be another hit for Anderson, with some calling it a “masterpiece” and “brilliant”.

Director William Kirkley tweeted, “I had high expectations for Licorice Pizza and somehow it was even better than I hoped it would be. Another masterpiece from PTA. “

Trailer for “Licorice Pizza”. CREDIT: Universal Pictures

JJ Abrams praised Haim and Hoffman, saying, “Really incredible debut performances. There is hardly anything better than going into a PTA movie. Be sure to check out #LicoricePizza on November 26th! “

Film critic Ben Mankiewicz also praised Haim and wrote: “The film world has to prepare for the overwhelming charm, sympathy and humanity of Alana Haim in @licoricepizza.”

Riley Stearns called the film “completely magical and always unexpected” while BenDavid Grabinski called it “perfect”.

Check out their and other reactions below:

I had high expectations for Licorice Pizza and somehow it was even better than I hoped it would be. Another masterpiece from PTA. pic.twitter.com/9dJwGJcL44

– William Kirkley (@wkirkley) November 7, 2021

Really incredible debuts. There is hardly anything better than going into a PTA movie. Make sure to check out #LicoricePizza on November 26th! pic.twitter.com/LIUll03XbO

– JJ Abrams (@jjabrams) November 7, 2021

The film world has to prepare for the overwhelming charm, sympathy and humanity of Alana Haim in @licoricepizza. https://t.co/8APF5J5RQB

– Ben Mankiewicz (@ BenMank77) November 7, 2021

LICORICE PIZZA is absolutely magical and always unexpected. Impressive.

– Riley Stearns (@RileyStearns) November 7, 2021

LIKORIZPIZZA IS PERFECT HOLY SHIT

– BenDavid Grabinski + (@bdgrabinski) November 7, 2021

LICORICE PIZZA is PTA’s most personal film. Hilarious, warm and inevitably divisive. Cooper Hoffman makes a stunning debut and Bradley Cooper eats four, maybe five records on the big screen. Must have been real, they never cut off. I totally loved it

– ben mekler (@benmekler) November 7th, 2021

Licorice pizza was brilliant. Hysterical and charming. I can’t say anything bad about it. I absolutely loved it. Alana Haim’s achievement is everything.

– Michael A. Bina (@michaelabina) November 7, 2021

Actor John C. Reilly also praised Haim very much and said in a chat with the singer and actress for Interview Magazine: I think you have a movie. ‘

“You know the phrase ‘You can’t take your eyes off her?’ I’ve experienced this feeling before watching a fireplace or a baby, but rarely in adults. When I visited the set, I remember sitting there taped to the monitor, even between takes. I turned to Paul and said, ‘You can’t take your fucking eyes off her.’ He looked at me like, ‘Right?’

“The only other actor who makes me feel this way is Joaquin Phoenix. Watching him is like watching a raccoon rummage through garbage cans. What is he gonna do now? Why look at something else while this is going on? It’s hard to keep that energy on camera, Alana. Take it from an old clown like me. How often would you say that you fell in love? “

As part of the same interview, Haim called her time in the film a “huge growing experience” and considered not working with her sisters Este and Danielle.

“I was really alone making this movie and it was a huge experience that made me grow,” she said. “My two older siblings carried me through life, so it was shocking to say, ‘Oh, they can’t get me out of here.’

“I couldn’t blame them or say, ‘Danielle did it, not me.’ I had to show up on set every day, know what I was doing and assert myself. “