'Clerks 2' marks the much anticipated return of Dante and Randal to the big-screen. As two middle-aged underachievers coasting through life, they soon find themselves questioning where they're at.
After having worked in a convenience store for ten years the duo are now flipping burgers at a diner in New Jersey. They pretty much hang out, debate the great issues of life and partake in conversations filled with explicit sexual references and derogatory slurs.
Despite this, the dialogue is well scripted and engaging.
Dante, played by Brian O' Halloran, faces a dilemma: does he marry the girl who promises him a fresh start to his miserable life or should he face the music of another tenuous situation in New Jersey. Naturally Randal is loath to see his best friend leave, and does everything in his power to dissuade him from moving to Florida.
The film sports some much loved characters in Jay and Silent Bob and there is even a cameo appearance by Ben Affleck.
Overall the film has performed well, given its modest budget of $5 million. To date it has generated some $27 million. Incidentally its predecessor, Clerks, was made on a meager budget of $27 000 and still managed to pull in $3 million. In a fashion befitting this cult-classic series, Clerks 2 delivers big on humour but low on content.
After having worked in a convenience store for ten years the duo are now flipping burgers at a diner in New Jersey. They pretty much hang out, debate the great issues of life and partake in conversations filled with explicit sexual references and derogatory slurs.
Despite this, the dialogue is well scripted and engaging.
Dante, played by Brian O' Halloran, faces a dilemma: does he marry the girl who promises him a fresh start to his miserable life or should he face the music of another tenuous situation in New Jersey. Naturally Randal is loath to see his best friend leave, and does everything in his power to dissuade him from moving to Florida.
The film sports some much loved characters in Jay and Silent Bob and there is even a cameo appearance by Ben Affleck.
Overall the film has performed well, given its modest budget of $5 million. To date it has generated some $27 million. Incidentally its predecessor, Clerks, was made on a meager budget of $27 000 and still managed to pull in $3 million. In a fashion befitting this cult-classic series, Clerks 2 delivers big on humour but low on content.