Smith's attempt to get all introspective about growing up yields a plot that is at core rather mawkish and cliched - but when it comes to writing hilariously juvenile lines, he still has the old magic.
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07/03/07
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.
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... [More]
Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes
Director: Kevin Smith
Reviews for Clerks II
Deliberately disgusting, scatological, profane and vulgar, which makes this critic a bit embarrassed to admit that he found himself frequently laughing out loud at such offensive and obscene material.
06/01/07
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01/06/07
While Jay has always introduced Silent Bob as his "hetero life mate," it is actually Randall that is connected to Dante. It's obvious that he will miss his friend, and Anderson makes us miss him too.
12/13/06
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10/30/06
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09/01/06
...less profound than it is uneven, an intermittently satisfying mix.
08/31/06
Raunch only works well if there is an undercurrent of substance at hand to lift the bottom feeding. "Clerks II" has no problem plunging into its messy depths while also, somehow, generating a groundswell of affection for its messy characters.
08/30/06
A film with both fart and heart, and is highly recommended for the willing and able.
08/25/06
The duds-to-gags ratio is way too high and the general aesthetic (visual and verbal) way too crummy.
08/23/06
Smith’s politically incorrect references are never malicious or fueled by anger.
08/14/06
The mildest and sweetest of the Jay and Silent Bob canon.
08/09/06
You can't go home again. But it sure is nice to visit.
08/05/06
Clerks II is just as raucous, rude, crude, vulgar, random, and shockingly funny as you would expect, but it is also surprisingly moving at times.
08/05/06
Clerks II strikes its deepest chords when it appeals to the emotional security of a passionately provincial status quo.
08/03/06
I loved "Clerks" and I was reluctant to see "Clerks II," but Smith manages to revisit his stomping grounds in genuine sophomoric fashion, while leaving it with a nostalgic maturity at the same time.
08/02/06
The adolescent vulgarities are just a smokescreen for a more serious discussion of a kind of mid-life crisis.
07/30/06
Randal and Dante were funny 12 years ago; now they look and sound like MySpace predators.
07/29/06
This joyous jeer-athon, filled with...dirty-word laden depth and instantly quotable moments... is a love letter to the unbridled ecstasy in speaking one's mind.
07/27/06
Wouldn't it have been nice just to wonder whatever happened to Dante and Randal? Instead, Clerks II gives us answers.
07/27/06
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