When the film Hannibal was green lit for the always much anticipated sequel to Silence of the Lambs, it seemed odd for so much time had passed since Silence, past its prime and out of time. Twevle years has past since the original Clerks became an indie smash, and now a cult film. In those twelve years, protagonists Randal and Dante haven't change. In a nostalgic opening sequence of black and white, the Quick Stop burns down, with Dante and Randal, and delinquents Jay and Silent Bob needing to move on. Yet moving from one pathetic job to the next doesn't help.
Becoming employed at fast food restaurant Mooby's; seen through Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dante has finally taken a step to change his life; engaged to Emma and moving to Florida. It's his last day at Mooby's and waits the rest of his life. Randal hasn't changed, abusing customers and co-worker Elias. They still argue about important things, life, sex, ones sexuality, nothing is sacred.
Kevin Smith has a knack for writing highly pretentious material. Much like Cameron Crowe, Smith acts like he knows some secret about life and love that we aren't getting. Though to his credit, he makes it works and his films are engagingly entertaining. His other knack is mixing in obscene amounts of crude, toilet humor, inducing hysterical comedy, especially from Jay and Silent Bob. Though Smith seems to have lost some of his bite.
Clerks had this freshness to it, exploring work, love and friendship. Chashing Amy put a spin on the boundaries of love, Dogma was a sinful piece of satire on religion. Clerks II sounds like a broken record. It retreads over past conversations and arguments we've heard to much; Lord of the Ring vs Star Wars is getting boring, the subtext of LOTR is gay has been spewed forth so many times. It all seems stale.
There is a lot we've heard before in this tale, but Smith does keep things running along with the jokes coming in rapid fire; digging deeper into scat humour and the boundaries of tasteful erotica. Pillow Pants and Jay's homage to Silence of the Lambs is side splitting. Smith also gets his usual cameos from Ben Affleck and Jason Lee.
Brian O'Halloran made Dante in Clerks a great pathetic character, feeling for his plights. Here he's just pathetic, O'Halloran just makes him so uninteresting. Jeff Anderson hasn't missed a step for Randal, not missing a note during any of his arguments. Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith know their characters inside out, always picking up the slack when things go down. Trevor Fehrman is perfect as Elias, with a different take on the nerd character. Rosario Dawson is the best of all, she's a really talented actress.
Clerks II misses that spark of the original, but is a must for all the fans.
Becoming employed at fast food restaurant Mooby's; seen through Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dante has finally taken a step to change his life; engaged to Emma and moving to Florida. It's his last day at Mooby's and waits the rest of his life. Randal hasn't changed, abusing customers and co-worker Elias. They still argue about important things, life, sex, ones sexuality, nothing is sacred.
Kevin Smith has a knack for writing highly pretentious material. Much like Cameron Crowe, Smith acts like he knows some secret about life and love that we aren't getting. Though to his credit, he makes it works and his films are engagingly entertaining. His other knack is mixing in obscene amounts of crude, toilet humor, inducing hysterical comedy, especially from Jay and Silent Bob. Though Smith seems to have lost some of his bite.
Clerks had this freshness to it, exploring work, love and friendship. Chashing Amy put a spin on the boundaries of love, Dogma was a sinful piece of satire on religion. Clerks II sounds like a broken record. It retreads over past conversations and arguments we've heard to much; Lord of the Ring vs Star Wars is getting boring, the subtext of LOTR is gay has been spewed forth so many times. It all seems stale.
There is a lot we've heard before in this tale, but Smith does keep things running along with the jokes coming in rapid fire; digging deeper into scat humour and the boundaries of tasteful erotica. Pillow Pants and Jay's homage to Silence of the Lambs is side splitting. Smith also gets his usual cameos from Ben Affleck and Jason Lee.
Brian O'Halloran made Dante in Clerks a great pathetic character, feeling for his plights. Here he's just pathetic, O'Halloran just makes him so uninteresting. Jeff Anderson hasn't missed a step for Randal, not missing a note during any of his arguments. Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith know their characters inside out, always picking up the slack when things go down. Trevor Fehrman is perfect as Elias, with a different take on the nerd character. Rosario Dawson is the best of all, she's a really talented actress.
Clerks II misses that spark of the original, but is a must for all the fans.