Clerks II

I simply love this movie. Maybe even more than the first one, which was groundbreaking for Smith. There are great dialogues here, there are perverse situations, and there are excellent characters, especially Becky with Rosario Dawson's face, which is a great move. It's easy to fall in love with this girl. I can't take my eyes off of this movie every time I watch it. (2015-03-18)

In the case of Clerks 2, the return to roots is not just an empty concept, because this is not another Mallrats or Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Maybe that's why I had a problem with the lower cadence of the jokes at the beginning, but once I tuned into the pace of the film, which, like the first, features completely serious dialogue alongside the brilliant jokes, Kevin Smith had me right where he wanted. In short, the return to Jersey was a success. Jay and Bob are at it again, Randall is talking like hell, and Dante has put on some weight. It's funny, it's clever, it's touching and it's exactly what Smith fans have been waiting for. And if this bunch returns in a few years, I'll definitely be there again. (2006-09-01)

Smith returns to his New Jersey gang of slackers after a break of twelve years, and we can only be grateful, as the characters of Randell and Dante still have a lot to say after all this time. The new characters are as memorable as the ones already familiar to us. Rosaria Dawson is a convincing actor and the Catholic, Elias, will definitely get to you. Like most of Kevin's films, it's based primarily on brilliantly polished dialogs – both serious and pop cultural. In addition to the beautifully captured melancholy, above all they give us brilliant humor. I laughed at most of the scenes long after they ended (if this movie doesn't convince you that Bay's feature-length Transformers has a philosophical message of the highest quality, I don't know what will). Last but not least, the iconic Jay and Silent Bob duo returns to the screen in top form. I sincerely hope that we will meet this bunch again in another decade’s time... (2006-09-16)

The best of Kevin Smith. Uncompromisingly funny, properly Jayovský crazy, perfectly believable, and in its honesty, touching. This is how free life stories end, this is how purely heterosexual buddies befriend, and this is how love is confessed. It wasn't the complete end of one universe after all, which is good for some, tragedy for others. But that doesn't change anything about it being the best that the most popular geek ever created. (2008-01-11)

For me, this overhyped comedy and Kevin Smith don't really click. There are a few decent lines (the discussion of Lord of the Rings vs Star Wars was cool), but otherwise it just flows without much surprise or interest. There's no downright burst of laughter and the story didn't seem very interesting to me either. Maybe ten years ago, it could've earned four stars, but definitely not today. 6/10. (2021-01-24)