Amazon.com: Sophomore jinx hit hard in this second film by Kevin Smith, whose debut Clerks transcended the limits of its setting and budget to become something memorably funny. (Smith followed Mallrats with the wonderful Chasing Amy, so Mallrats definitely had the old curse.) A ramshackle comedy set in a mall, the film follows several story lines involving lovers, enemies, friends, goofballs, and Smith's own "silent" character, who also appeared in Clerks and Chasing Amy. A heavy self-consciousness weighs on everything, as if Smith forgot how to make obscenity funny instead of tedious. Still, it's nice to see some of the director's film family on screen, among them Jason Lee and Joey Lauren Adams. --Tom Keogh
Awesome Movie I've had this movie in VHS, DVD, and now HDDVD. If I had a blueray player I'd get that one too. This movie is awesome even if it isn't considered one of the best movies.
Can't help liking it I don't want to like this film. Really, I don't.
It's offensive and vulgar (don't let your kids see it, please). It features a 15-year-old girl who researches her book on sex by sleeping with a variety of men between 14 and 30 years old and videotaping the sessions. The Easter Bunny gets beaten up. And when Willem (Ethan Suplee) can't see the sailboat in the Magic Eye picture, he's mean to little children (a lot of the film seems to be mean to little children).
But there's something about Kevin Smith's films that I enjoy - it's certainly not the constant swearing, but it could be the adorable Jason Lee, or the ever-present Jay & Silent Bob.
Mallrats is about a couple of college-age slackers who get dumped by their girlfriends on the same day and visit the mall to cheer themselves up.
TS (Jeremy London) is the quiet one, brooding over his love, while Brodie (Lee) is the not-at-all quiet one, obsessing over comic books and video games and ranting about everything he sees.
London is nice but dull, while Lee makes the movie. This was his first major film role, and he's just hilarious. And he somehow makes his insensitive, argumentative character quite likeable.
Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Smith himself) are a lot of fun, as always, as they save the day for TS & Brodie and help them get their girlfriends back.
The movie doesn't really make any sense - there are many holes in the logic. But that's okay, it's not meant to be logical.
I really did hate the offensive parts (I can't watch when they beat up the Easter Bunny in front of little kids!). But, like I said, I couldn't help but enjoy the movie despite myself.
If you're not familiar with the movie, you may want to rent it before buying it. Unless you're already a Kevin Smith fan, in which case, you've probably already seen the movie a million times anyway. ;-)
Cult Classic, Fun Engaging But Limited Audience Like most cult classics either people really love the film or they tend to consider it a useless piece of trash with some viewers in the center unmoved by the controversy. This movie is no different.
The movie seems to cling to the romanticized backdrop of a mall where two slackers out of their luck regarding women spend their time trying to find something interesting to do. The story is complicated by the fact the main character's love interest is being forced to date another man for the sake of her father's game show. From here begins an adventure for the sake of love, for chocolate pretzels, and for finally finding something to do.
The whole story is pretty funny and well put together considering the topic. Likely comic book fans will understand the main characters more than those who don't (it's a subculture even) but anyone can understand the general feel of the story depending upon if you like this sort of humor. I'd suggest watching it but if you didn't like Clerks you may find the same sort of humor here and be turned off to this as well.
Not as bad as I've heard... Mallrats (1995) - Kevin Smith
It seems that out of all of Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob films, this one has received the most negative reviews. Even my favorite film critic, Roger Ebert, gave this a 1 1/2 stars out of 4. Personally, I can't see why. Sure, it's not Kevin Smith's best film (that award goes to either Clerks or Chasing Amy), and its definitely not a great film, but its also not nearly as bad as a lot of critics make it out to be. I find the dialogue relatively witty, the interplay between the characters fun, and the minor romantic elements charming, at the least. Yes, the plot is relatively vapid, the acting is bad, and the overall refinement is a little lacking. However, I feel that all of it just adds to the overall charm. Thus, I would recommend that one at least check it out before immediately dismissing it.
sometimes u feel like a nut & sometimes u dont This is a really lousy movie made up of crass, vulgar, toilet humor. I can't imagine how anyone could find this entertainment. The acting is totally second-rate and it looks like it was filmed with one of those old-fashioned "camcorders" that everyone had in the 70's and 80's. Even my two favorite stars, Priscilla Barnes & Shannen Doherty can't save this raw sewage.
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