classicsoncall As raunchy and decadent that "Clerks" was coming out the prior year, at least I thought it was pretty funny. Coming from the same creative mind and direction of Kevin Smith, I expected "Mallrats" to be on a par but it failed to deliver. There were some humorous moments of course, and unless I'm mistaken, some of the language might have been toned down from the earlier flick, but there didn't seem to be enough to redeem this picture as one to recommend as a follow up to "Clerks". My understanding is that chronologically, this picture occurs the day before the events in "Clerks", but that's neither here nor there and of no consequence to my mind. The picture's most salient moment is when Stan Lee has his heart to heart chat with Brodie (Jason Lee), but after that it's pretty much down hill. The game show segment in particular was just terrible, it looked like it belonged in an entirely different picture. Still, it was cool to see Jay and Silent Bob once again, and Jason Lee has the right looks and temperament for the kind of character he portrayed. But if faced with a decision to make, you probably should just watch "Clerks" again.

Smoreni Zmaj Second in line of ingenious achievements of Kevin Smith. Although with almost identical cast, it is completely different than Clerks and it's hard to decide which one is better. But this one is definitely funnier. I like this movie so much that even Shannen Doherty, whom I can not stand, becomes lovable in it. Smart, witty, entertaining, bunch of great actors and unforgettable quotes. Jay and Silent Bob, from supporting role, come closer to the first team and you simply have to love them. After this you can not wait to see them again in next movie. I want to rate it 10/10, but I have to at least try to maintain certain level of objectivity, cause this definitely isn't one of the best movies in history of cinematography. But one of dearest for sure. 8,5/10

paddy chaplain A fantastic, albeit reasonably dated, 90s comedy typical of one of the funniest directors on the planet - Kevin Smith. The laughs are common and consistent and not a single cast member failed to make me laugh at some point. Particular standout cast members were director and writer Kevin Smith as well as Jason Mewes, reprising their roles as Jay and Silent Bob as featured in other Kevin Smith comedies including clerks. The script is fantastic and it is well deserving of it's high 9 / 10 rating from me as it just provided a good time - which is what a movie should do as not every film needs to provide multiple levels. This is a perfect example of an extremely funny film that never takes itself too seriously.

Avid Climber Mallrats is an easy comedy with romance as its reason to live. Set almost entirely in a mall and populated by its denizens, we're rewarded by juvenile arguments, pranks and stunts.Shannen Doherty is the big name of the production. She has a supporting role, playing, with a nice ring of truth, a girl who got sick and tired of her looser boyfriend, played by Jason Lee, and dumps him. Lee gives us the best performance of the cast, and with this verbose intensive role made his place on the big screen. Ben Affleck, at that time, was still relatively unknown, and even though this portrayal of an ass hole was right on target, the part was a very small one. The second main character was played by somebody that barely made the grade. His girlfriend was played by Claire Forlani who gave us a good solid performance.The story is interesting, with nice details and interesting plot twists. Even though Kevin Smith got substantially more budget this time around, the film still has an obvious low budget shine to it. Smith is slowly polishing his skills, but has yet to reach full proficiency. The dialogs and original story are is best weapons, and this piece shows that well as each scene is delivered as a verbal dance. Excellent work.Don't take it too seriously, and you'll have lots of fun.