Clerks (1994) - Starring Brain O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier. Written and Directed by Kevin Smith. Rated R. Available on DVD and Netflix Watch Instantly.
Clerks follows the day of two convenience store workers, one of which wasn't even supposed to work that day. It follows them as they deal with annoyed customers, annoying customers, relationship troubles, deaths of friends, deaths of strangers, and two pot dealers named Jay and Silent Bob.
I really enjoyed this movie. I found it original and humorous and it's so interesting that such a good film was made for so little money. The strength of the dialogue and characters is so great that you get completely caught up in the story as misfortune upon misfortune happen to the two convenience workers. This has become a very popular film and it's easy to see why. It speaks to a certain age group of people who find themselves aimlessly going through their days. These people can identify with this film which has made it to be as successful as it is. It helps that Kevin Smith himself was a convenience store worker when he wrote and shot this film.
I don't have anything really that negative to say about this film. Even at the moments where this film might seem to get ridiculous or some might perceive it as "jumping the shark," don't feel that inauthentic. It all works.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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