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06/24/06
Chasing Amy (1997)
91 %
Reviews Counted: 56 Fresh: 51 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.5/10
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Chasing Amy explores gender roles, sexual mores, and the limits of friendship with a mixture of sensitivity, raw honesty, and director/screenwriter Kevin Smith's signature raunchy humor.
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Synopsis: Kevin Smith's third film was critically acclaimed for its adroitness in balancing complex, adult sexual issues with jokes about bodily functions. The two Garden State guys this time around are Holden (Ben Affleck) and Banky (Jason Lee). At a comic book convention, the co-creators of... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee, Dwight Ewell, Jason Mewes
Director: Kevin Smith
Composer: David Pirner
Producer: John Pierson, Robert Hawk, Scott Mosier
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Composer: David Pirner
Producer: John Pierson, Robert Hawk, Scott Mosier
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Reviews
Top Critic
Utilises the same sharp - sometimes sick - observational humour and ear for dialogue that made Clerks such an indie gem.
12/10/01
Top Critic
While this dark, perceptive variation on the romantic comedy genre doesn't quite match the former's [Clerks] majesty, it still marks a triumphant return to form.
01/01/00
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03/31/08
The plot and dialogue play too much as if Smith is re-enacting past romantic squabbles he's had, and rewriting them, too.
09/24/07
Like Clerks, this is a politically incorrect comedy with casual profanity, but more profoundly so. To Smith's credit, he doesn't play the Hollywood stereotype of lesbians as women who have not met the right guy.
06/02/06
An intelligent and provocative low-budget film with big-budget talent and look, making it an exceptional independent effort.
04/09/05
...Smith makes raw and naturalistic, highly verbal films full of frank talk about sex; making the audience uncomfortable is part of the point.
03/31/05
... an important movie about young people lost in the Gen-X labyrinth who are giving it a try [and] risking their hearts to find some kind of answer.
12/06/04
It is evident that Kevin Smith is maturing both as a writer and a human being.
05/14/03
Smith's handling of actors has improved considerably. Now if he would stop looking for some goofy hook to build his movies around.
12/08/02
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11/06/02
It's a tribute to a smartly written script that the triangular relationships are played out in hip, flip language, but are not trivialized. These characters may be wry, rude and foul-mouthed, but they are grappling with honest human emotion.
10/15/02
What really make the film special is that, while still being packed with foul language and pop culture references, this film is the only one in which Smith really seems to care about his characters and their lives.
09/10/02
Não é difícil perceber quando um filme foi feito com carinho. 'Procura-se Amy' é um exemplo claro disso.
05/31/02
Can a script exploring some truly deep questions about human sexuality and emotions be any shoddier and wooden? Will Miramax continue to fund one of the worst directors in the business? Don’t stay tuned.
01/22/02
Smith has apprehended something profound about the fluidity of sexual identity and the solipsism that drives a wedge between even the most passionate lovers.
01/09/02
It's fun and infantile and vulgar, like Clerks, but with a really mature message and well-developed characters.
12/30/01
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