Steven Soderbergh's endearingly glitzy, winningly self-referential Ocean's trilogy cultivates a boys'-club mentality, selling the viewer on a fantasy of male friendship defined by designer suits, sarcastic quips, and elaborate schemes.
In his review of the film, Roger Ebert wrote, 'I have a feeling that Mystic Pizza may someday become known for the movie stars it showcased back before they became stars.' He couldn't have been more right: It was all there in Roberts' captivating presence and cheek-to-cheek smile, comforting and warm as a pizza pie. Maybe it's all of the above, since she makes Daisy feel like every ballbuster you wished you were friends with. It could be when she beats the preps at pool, tells off her date, or pours a barrel of fish into his Porsche. As the effervescent, outspoken Daisy, it's hard to pinpoint exactly where Roberts became America's sweetheart. Not every actor comes by a star-making role as they're launching their career, but Roberts' breakout role in Mystic Pizza is proof that she was always destined to be an A-lister She was among the unknowns (also including Annabeth Gish and Lili Taylor) who led this coming-of-age film about three teenage girls working at a Connecticut pizzeria and learning to navigate class, love, and sex.
