Genre: Comedy
Tagline: No Experience Necessary
Plot: 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 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
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 ...At one time, he vowed to retire this group of characters after the release of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, but that didn't happen. Clerks II is a marked improvement over Jersey Girl, which may be an indication that Smith's strength lies with these people. The question is whether there's anywhere else to take them, or whether there needs to be.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
...to truly appreciate the sophomoric humor in his latest comedy, but it's amusing to muse about his internet fanboys who'll be pissing their pants laughing at certain scenes unaware that they're just as much the targets of the mocking. Only time will tell whether this keeps Smith's View Askewniverse alive, but it's nice to see Smith's creative juices flowing again by producing something that mixes the best of the old with a perspective that's most assuredly new. 8/10--Edward Douglas (ComingSoon.net)
...s a warm-hearted, rude and, ultimately, happily-ever-after story with familiar characters and fresh and new, like Dawson. It pushes a boatload of buttons as it lays bare all manner of political and social incorrectness and takes no prisoners in the process. Smith is out to shock, titillate and entertain you and pretty much succeeds. Again, beware the profane and vulgar. B---Robin and Laura Clifford
Sequel to indie classic still glories in the grungy, pungent, raunchy aesthetic of its predecessor.--Kirk Honeycutt (Hollywod Reporter)
While it doesn’t have that spark of freshness that solidified the original film, “Clerks II” is still a treat, and should be appreciated as one of the few films to take the idea of leaving your extended adolescence behind with respect and dignity, even if it’s sandwiched between sequences of a man having sex with his donkey. B+--Brian Orndorf (FilmJerk.com)
...is a fine balance between vulgarity and humanity that skimps on neither. Smith and his team should revel broadly at creating this appealing vignette of Jersey life and we can revel in watching it.  --Joel Meares (FilmCritic.com)
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Kevin Smith
Jersey Girl, The Flying Car, Clerks: The Lost Scene |
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Kevin Smith
The Concert for New York City, Clerks., The Green Hornet |
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While it doesn’t have that spark of freshness that solidified the original film, “Clerks II” is still a treat, and should be appreciated as one of the few films to take the idea of leaving your extended adolescence behind with respect and dignity, even if it’s sandwiched between sequences of a man having sex with his donkey.  --Brian Orndorf (eFilmCritic.com)
...Then again, maybe it was just a bad day and I need to see Clerks II again because I just didn't get it. I guess beastiality just isn't my thing. 4/10--Brendan Cullin (EmpireMovies.com)
This might sound a bit warm, fuzzy, and soft, but I believe this is where Smith currently is, and it forms the surprising heart of an outwardly bawdy film... 7/10--Jeffrey Chen (WindowToMovies.com)
...is to mere irreverence what the Hope Diamond is to cubic zirconium, and twice at brilliant. It is also, against all reason and that donkey show, one of the most romantic films ever made. Go figure.  --Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
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