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Mallrats

1995

Kevin Smith

Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Claire Forlani ...

6.7

19,132

Comedy Director Kevin Smith's sophomore effort is bigger and more farcical than CLERKS, but, at its center, remains the story of two guys who know a lot about STAR WARS and comic books and all-too-little about women. T.S. (Jeremy London) has just been dumped by girlfriend Brandi (Claire Forlani), while Brodie has finally played too many games of Sega hockey for Rene (Shannen Doherty). The boys go to the mall to console themselves around ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Clerks' spoke with the sure, clear voice of an original filmmaker (...) In 'Mallrats' the voice is muffled (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"What Smith can't do, though, is direct. At times, his control is so tenuous that the movie seems on the verge of collapsing altogether (...) The film does have a surprising sweet spirit, however, and a lot of laughs"	NEU
United States	Leonard Klady Variety	"A picture with an innate charm and honesty (...) Mallrats” is effortlessly engaging in its totally unself-conscious manner and humor."	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"'Mallrats' mixes clever bits and an appealing quirkiness (which goes a long way) with gross-out practical jokes, needless repetition and obvious padding"	NEU
United Kingdom	Caroline Westbrook Empire	"Not a film for everybody, perhaps, but Clerks fans and those who prefer their dumb comedy infused with a little spice will not be disappointed (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Danny Graydon BBC	"'Mallrats' easily maintains Smith's strengths of dialogue and ribald humour, if highlighting his directorial weakness of badly paced scenes."	NEU

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