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(1 - 37) of 37 OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh Page   1   "Smith's attempt to get all introspective about growing up yields a plot that is at core rather mawkish and cliched - but when it comes to writing hilariously juvenile lines, he still has the old magic."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel 4/5 "This joyous jeer-athon, filled with...dirty-word laden depth and instantly quotable moments... is a love letter to the unbridled ecstasy in speaking one's mind."   DVD Verdict   Bill Gibron B+ "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."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "The point of Clerks, either number, is talk -- speedy, competitive, clever banter that recalls, in its profane way, the rhythms of old Ben Hecht comedies."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 1/5 "It's a horrible sequel, on par with, say, Caddyshack II in terms of desperation and comic failure."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 3/4 "But Smith's also infused Clerks II with an unexpected amount of heart and sweetness, resulting in an emotional payoff that one would never have anticipated from the filmmaker."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2.5/4 "It's hard to believe anyone could actually be offended by the material. Still, it's not for everyone and the film is better off without those sticks in the mud."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B- "When it's on, it's really on: sharp, funny and geeky, just like you remember."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "Not just an all-around growth experience for Kevin Smith and his characters but a film that is in several ways actually better than the original."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B+ "Clerks II has at last put Kevin Smith on my radar."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2/4 "Smith sadly de-evolves much of the groundwork he laid for "Clerks" and its characters and then, like a game of Jenga, smashes it all down by basically setting them up as typical Hollywood concepts..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. D+ "Unless you're a die-hard fan who hangs on Smith's every word (or Silent Bob's every expression), the proper response to Clerks II is 'No Sale.'"   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "Despite not achieving the level of the original...this is the most amusing comedy to arrive in months."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Clerks II is just as raucous, rude, crude, vulgar, random, and shockingly funny as you would expect, but it is also surprisingly moving at times."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/4 "Wickedly irreverent and bone-tickling funny."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "A bit warm, fuzzy, and soft ... it forms the surprising heart of an outwardly bawdy film."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 8/10 "...this is a solid movie with laughs galore, pop-culture references galore, vulgarity and sexual connotations galore and even a cute romance..."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 4/5 "...Probably the funniest film Smith has done since the original - it's chock full of childish humour and witty observations on pop-culture - but there's something real beneath all of that as well. Something, dare it be said, touching."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi 7/10 "If you're looking for the funny Kevin Smith more than you are the sappy Kevin Smith, you shouldn't be disappointed."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3.5/4.0 "(Kevin Smith) Fans young, old, and ten thousand strong on MySpace (yes, they're listed after the credits) will get every penny's worth..."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson 4/5 "So is Clerks II as good as its predecessor? Not as good, but pretty doggoned close (or as Randal would say, pretty @%$#& close)."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 4/4 "The most hilarious, emotionally honest and poetic (yes, poetic) film Kevin Smith has ever made."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest 2.5/4 "Frankly, there's something more than a little sad about the spectacle of men blowing through their thirties with the same aimless torpor they brought to bear on their twenties: The future is catching up to Dante and Randal, and it's not a pretty sight."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3.5/4 "A more than worthy display of Smith's ear for dialogue, pop-culture intelligence, and ability to push the envelope of decency to the breaking point, and, yes, it is utterly hilarious in an alternately gut-busting and wry sort of way."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 1/5 "Just like the new Star Wars trilogy before it, my youth has been raped once more by another large man sporting a beard. Thankfully this one doesn't wear flannel. "   Film Threat   Michael Ferraro 3.5/4 "Clerks II is a perfect example of what a sequel should be. It takes characters and situations that were created in the original, then expands and deepens them."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 1.5/4 "The patchy work of a director stuck in an uncomfortable purgatory between his old-school comedic crassness and newfound dramatic mushiness."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3.5/5 "Yes, it's clunky, silly and often downright obscene. But there's a depth of character that makes it well worth seeing."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 4/5 "Clerks II will resonate with viewers in Smith's age range (mid-thirties) in a way that goes beyond comedy."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B "The adolescent vulgarities are just a smokescreen for a more serious discussion of a kind of mid-life crisis."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "[Director/writer Kevin] Smith is out to shock, titillate and entertain you and pretty much succeeds."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/5 "A big fat value meal stuffed with profane ravings, in-joke movie geekery, and virtually non-stop raunch -- but somewhere in Act III, Clerks 2 also gets a little ... sweet. And it actually works."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg C+ "... more of the same, with just a hint of soul searching between the pop-culture wrestling matches and scatological tirades."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 1.5/4 "Smith has nothing original left to say and no original ways left to say it."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "Smith, an inherent optimist, has made a movie full of crude humor that also manages to explore the enduring qualities of friendship."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 2/10 "Tasteless, toxic re-hash of the original"   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 37) of 37 OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh Page   1