When I first started watching Slice, I honestly didn’t know what I was getting myself into.
Pizza delivery drivers are being murdered.
There’s a ghost.
There’s a werewolf.
There’s a drug dealer.
There’s a corrupt mayor.
And somehow, all of these people are connected.
At that point, I just sat back and said, okay… let’s see where this is going.
And that’s what makes Slice such a strange movie.
It isn’t trying to be a normal horror movie.
It isn’t really trying to be a serious comedy either.
It’s this weird mixture of horror, comedy, crime and supernatural craziness.
And somehow, that weirdness is actually part of its charm.
The story takes place in Kingfisher, a small town where ghosts and humans live alongside each other.
Then pizza delivery drivers start getting killed.
And obviously, everyone wants to know who is responsible.
Was it the ghosts?
Was it a drug dealer?
Or was it the werewolf?
And that’s where Dax, played by Chance the Rapper, comes in.
Dax is a former pizza delivery guy who also happens to be a werewolf.
Yes.
A werewolf.
😂
And honestly, Chance was one of the things that made the movie enjoyable for me.
He doesn’t play the character like some terrifying monster.
Instead, Dax feels like a guy who has been dealing with his own problems and is just trying to get through life.
Then there’s Astrid, played by Zazie Beetz.
After another delivery driver is killed, she becomes involved in trying to figure out what’s happening.
And I actually liked the chemistry between Astrid and Dax.
They don’t feel like typical horror-movie characters.
They feel more like two people who accidentally found themselves in the middle of something completely crazy.
What I found interesting about Slice is the world it creates.
The movie basically says:
What if ghosts, humans and werewolves all lived in the same town?
And instead of treating that idea like something completely shocking, the movie almost treats it as normal.
That’s hilarious to me.
There are people who are scared of ghosts.
There are people who don’t trust werewolves.
There are people who discriminate against supernatural beings.
And there are people who are simply trying to make money.
So underneath all the craziness, the movie actually has some interesting ideas about prejudice, discrimination and people being afraid of those who are different.
But here’s where I had a problem with the movie.
There are too many things happening at once.
You’ve got the murders.
You’ve got the werewolf.
You’ve got ghosts.
You’ve got the pizza shop.
You’ve got drugs.
You’ve got the mayor.
You’ve got the journalist.
You’ve got different characters with their own stories.
At some point, I was like:
Wait… what are we actually trying to solve here?
😂
And I think that’s why the movie can feel a little messy.
The idea itself is actually very creative, but there are so many ingredients that sometimes the movie doesn’t know which one to focus on.
It’s like ordering a pizza and telling them:
“Put everything on it.”
Then when the pizza arrives, you’re looking at it wondering:
Who asked for all this?
😂
But I still found myself enjoying certain parts.
I liked the strange atmosphere.
I liked the dark humor.
I liked the supernatural world.
And I liked that the movie didn’t take itself too seriously.
It’s clearly going for that old-school B-movie feeling where you’re supposed to enjoy the craziness rather than sit there analyzing every single thing.
And that’s probably the best way to watch Slice.
Don’t expect a perfectly structured horror mystery.
Just go along with it.
Because if you start asking too many questions, the movie will probably give you another question instead of an answer.
😂
One thing I also appreciated was the visual style.
The movie has this colorful, slightly grimy look that fits the strange world of Kingfisher.
It feels like a comic book that somehow came to life.
And I could see what the filmmakers were trying to do.
The movie had imagination.
That’s something even its critics recognized, although reviews were mixed. Rotten Tomatoes’ critics consensus specifically notes the film’s imaginative ideas and Chance’s charisma while criticizing its overstuffed plot and uneven pacing.
And I agree with that.
The problem isn’t that Slice lacks ideas.
The problem is that it has too many ideas.
But perhaps that’s also why I remember it.
There are plenty of horror movies that are technically better made but completely forgettable.
Slice is not that.
You may watch it and say:
“What on earth did I just watch?”
But you’re probably going to remember the pizza shop, the ghosts, the werewolf and the crazy town where all of this happened.
And that’s something.
For me, the biggest lesson from Slice isn’t really about the murders.
It’s about judging people based on what they are instead of who they actually are.
Dax is a werewolf.
But being a werewolf doesn’t automatically make him a bad person.
The ghosts are different.
The supernatural characters are different.
And the humans aren’t exactly innocent either.
Sometimes the person you’re afraid of isn’t the person you should be afraid of.
And sometimes the person who looks normal is the one causing the real problem.
So, would I call Slice a perfect movie?
No.
Not even close.
But was it entertaining?
For me, yes.
It’s weird.
It’s messy.
It’s funny.
It’s bloody.
It’s unpredictable.
And it has one of the strangest combinations I’ve seen in a horror movie.
Ghosts + werewolves + pizza delivery + murder.
Who came up with this?
😂
But somehow, they made a movie out of it.
And that’s probably the best way I can describe Slice:
It’s not a perfect pizza… but there are definitely some good slices in it.
James
