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Clerks II (2006)

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Reviews Counted:155

Fresh:96

Rotten:59

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: Clerks II dishes up much of the graphic humor and some of the insight that made the 1994 original a cult hit.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for pervasive sexual and crude content including aberrant sexuality, strong language and some drug material

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:22-09-2006

Synopsis: Ten years ago best friends Dante Hicks (BRIAN O'HALLORAN) and Randal Graves (JEFF ANDERSON) were New Jersey mini-mall clerks still slacking off together in their early 20s. Now, Kevin Smith checks... Ten years ago best friends Dante Hicks (BRIAN O'HALLORAN) and Randal Graves (JEFF ANDERSON) were New Jersey mini-mall clerks still slacking off together in their early 20s. Now, Kevin Smith checks back in to see what kind of changes have rocked their lives -- in work, romance and their eternally raucous life philosophy. What he discovers is that never before have so many still done so little while having so much fun doing it. Now working in the fast-food universe, Dante and Randal have managed to maintain, and even hone, their in-your-face attitudes, agile skill with vulgarities and unbridled love of screwing with the customers. But they're also faced with such shocking new prospects as marriage, leaving Jersey and finding real careers. Smith ("Clerks," "Chasing Amy," "Dogma," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back") pushes his nothing-is-sacred humor right to the edge and then takes a leap as Dante and Randal invade the world of Mooby's fast food restaurant, where the slogan is "I'm Eating It." Behind the counter, where the only other employees are an uber-nerd (TREVOR FERHMAN) and an entirely too sexy manager (ROSARIO DAWSON), Dante and Randal are free to offend anybody and everybody who so much as orders fries in their inimitably irreverent way. But, even as riotous debates rage between them over such burning matters as George Lucas v. Peter Jackson v. Jesus, change is on the horizon. When Dante announces that he's going to leave Jersey forever and marry Emma Bunting (JENNIFER SCHWALBACH), Randal plots a going-away party so shocking it will draw the police, the fire department and potential protests from PETA, while altering their lives forever. The Weinstein Company and View Askew Productions present "Clerks II," written and directed by Kevin Smith. The producers are Scott Mosier and Smith, and the executive producers are Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Carla Gardini. The film features cameos by Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Kevin Weisman ("Alias") and the comedians Wanda Sykes and Earthquake. It also features the triumphant return of Leonardo, New Jersey's inimitable duo Jay (JASON MEWES) and Silent Bob (KEVIN SMITH). -- © The Weinstein Co. [More]

Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes

Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Wanda Sykes, Earthquake, Kevin Weisman, Walter Flanagan, Ethan Suplee

Director: Kevin Smith

Director: Kevin Smith
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Producer: Scott Mosier, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Carla Gardini
Composer: James Venable
Studio: MGM

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Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
01/20/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

...Probably the funniest film Smith has done since the original - it's chock full of childish humour and witty observations on pop-culture - but there's something real beneath all of that as well. Something, dare it be said, touching.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
09/30/06
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

The laughs are still there.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
09/23/06
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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Somewhere underneath the filth, Clerks II is really a very sweet movie about growing up.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
09/23/06
Paul Arendt
Paul Arendt
BBC
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... as humorous as diphtheria.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
09/22/06
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

While the film is rude and raucous throughout, it doesn’t have a bad bone in its body, providing a joyous, celebratory swansong for the beloved characters.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
09/21/06
Chris Tilly
Chris Tilly
Time Out
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Despite a handful of great jokes, this is ultimately disappointing - it's badly plotted, badly acted and occasionally downright embarrassing.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
09/21/06
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Yes, it's clunky, silly and often downright obscene. But there's a depth of character that makes it well worth seeing.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
08/17/06
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A tender, scabrous and very, very funny comedy that picks up 12 years after the original.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
06/19/06
Damon Wise
Damon Wise
Empire Magazine
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What's truly unforgivable is the willful regression

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/30/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

More Empire than Jedi.

Full Review Source: Film Comment Magazine | comment Comment
08/21/09
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
Film Comment Magazine

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Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
05/13/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Notably dubbed as the "gayest film ever" when it premiered at Cannes, "Clerks II" is nonetheless a slight improvement on Smith's original film.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/22/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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Full Review Source: CHUD | comment Comment
02/27/09
Devin Faraci
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11/20/08
Brian Marder
Brian Marder
Hollywood.com
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10/18/08
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org
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Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Clerks II will resonate with viewers in Smith's age range (mid-thirties) in a way that goes beyond comedy.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/30/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Smith sadly de-evolves much of the groundwork he laid for "Clerks" and its characters and then, like a game of Jenga, smashes it all down by basically setting them up as typical Hollywood concepts...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
07/10/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
 
 
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