II finally saw Clerks! I'd been trying to get my hands on it at the video rental place for some time now, but it always somehow managed to slip between my wanting fingers. No longer did it elude me, for I have watched it, and it was good.
After having seen the rest of Kevin Smiths movies, starting with Mallrats, then Chasing Amy, followed by Dogman, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Jersy Girl, I realize that Kevin Smith has a very distinct style that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.. His dialog is good, but often choppy and most likely frustrating for the actor to say, It isn't rare to notice someone in a Kevin Smith movie struggling to finish a particularly tough line. Regardless, they are great moments in his movies.
The Clerks was worth the wait. It had all the things you'd want from a Kevin Smith movie. It had the moments of enlightment where the charcters learn the errors of their actions, the long monologue where someone goes of on another character, and it had Jay and Silent Bob. I still like Mallrats the best, but probably because I saw it first. Clerks comes in at a tie for me with Dogma for second place. If you haven't seen it, it has unintentional necrophilia, so some viewers may find themselves laughing in disbelief at this crazy plot point.
