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02/09/06
Clerks (1994)
86 %
Reviews Counted: 44 Fresh: 38 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Synopsis: Made for less than the cost of an SUV, Kevin Smith's first film finds 22-year-old Quick Stop clerk Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) called into work on his precious day off. There he is besieged by customers ranging from the agitated to the insane, not to mention Randal (Jeff Anderson), the clerk... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes
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An episodic, dialogue-heavy picture shot in black and white, Clerks is nevertheless remarkably cinematic.
12/10/01
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09/01/07
...the film's inherent deficiencies are generally overshadowed by the distinctly earnest vibe.
07/23/06
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Smith dogpiles absurdity and obscenity on top of each other. The dullness of the dead-end jobs is brightened by bizarre bits--a fat guy asking for softer toilet paper, drops dead on the toilet.
06/01/06
Top Critic
It comes from bad stock, curses like a longshoreman and doesn't bring a gift. Nevertheless, it's the life of the party.
01/21/05
It's not John Cassavetes' Shadows (1959), but what Kevin Smith's Clerks, lacks in subtlety it makes up for in laughs
09/13/04
Cheap, touching, and downright nasty, Kevin Smith’s first feature still remains the ultimate cinematic tribute to slackers.
09/10/04
...it is the ability to identify with the characters that makes the story so universal. I mean, we've all known people like these who have annoyed us all our lives.
09/04/04
A wonderfully funny film debut; from the outset Kevin Smith takes us into his askewed world, and we love it. And I wasn't even supposed to be at work today.
02/25/04
If you dig low-brow humor and a high volume cynical slacker take on things, then this film delivers the goods.
02/18/04
...an utterly profane and amusing movie by first-time filmmaker Kevin Smith.
02/05/04
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