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This was a fun pick. I've seen my fair share of Kevin Smith's movies, although Clerk is the only one I tend to revisit. This is the most prominent entry in his filmography that passed me by. I'm sure this would have hit me a bit more as a teenager, but aside from some crude, juvenile bits of humor, I don't think I aged out of this as much as I'd have feared. It's a decent mix of the Clerks style plus an attempt to make it a more straightforward mainstream movie. This has actually got a pretty forward-moving plot with a pleasing comedic set piece at the end. There were even a few attempts at framing shots in a more creative way beyond "medium, flat two-shot," particular in Jay and Silent Bob's cartoon sideplots. This must have been before Kevin gave up. And the dated '90s elements are a huge part of the charm, from the mall setting itself to the really talky pop-culture dialogue to the awesome soundtrack. Jason Lee is the MVP, obviously. P.S. I have no idea if this was intentionally chosen for this month, but I got a good laugh out of this also being a stealth Easter movie.
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