At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It starts out with what appears to be an old fashioned movie, but quickly escalates into a number of plot scenarios. Two losers no longer have a place to hangout, so they choose the local fast food joint. There the two former workers at a grocery store have found a place to continue working; one of them is about to get married and move to Florida, his friend is there for support; but his boss is also there to add some mischief to the mix. There are three plot devices that enter – two nerds that make numerous references to Lord of the Rings and Transforers, and one multi-million dollar individual that can't help but showing up to gloat about his success.The movie at one point I wanted to put down; it played down on too many stereotypes and it looked like the rest of the movie would play out this way. Instead, it takes the stereotypes as we know them – and uses the reason we know the to be stereotypes and then mixes the up a bit and turns the into a progressive movie where the stereotypes are evolved as the losers slowly find some epiphany or solace in life; granted a few of the token characters are there just to mix things up a bit. The movie has a few bogus moments which are completely unbelievable, but they do give some instant charm to the movie and help amp up the feel a bit.The movie has at least three memorable sequences; first a dance montage on the roof of a fast food joint; an on tour show involving a male stripper and a donkey and lastly the ending of the credits where the copyright credits are listed – be sure to fast forward through the credits to reach this part; they are hilarious.Having said all of this; this movie isn't on my 'top picks', but it should be entertaining on a Sunday afternoon to the casual movie viewer.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/?p=10242).

I was never a big fan of Kevin Smith but wow what the hell was that? This movie is just stupid i don't have any problem with rude comedies but at least try to be funny this film was nudity and people saying rude things to each other. They actually planning to make another sequel to this film well Hollywood please don't i'd rather watch Fantastic Four 10 times in a row rather than watch this crap. It had some moments that i hoped the film would be good but at the end it was disappointing and campy and that Ben Affleck cameo was just stupid but hey easy money. Anyways if you thought the first one was funny then you should skip this one for your own safety.

"Clerks 2", is pretty bland should you compare it to the first movie. What was a brilliant look at the lives of two store clerks from "Generation Y", ultimately tries to update that image to the present day with a few brilliant jokes but too many stale ones.After Randal accidentally burns down the convenient store, both he & Dante take up positions at the fictional "Mooby's" fast food joint. There we are introduced to the bubbly manager Becky (Rosario Dawson), and way too innocent Elias (Trevor Fehrman). As a usual day in their life, it revolves serving multiple customers and dissecting pop culture. Successfully managing to do both at the same time, either succeeding or offending others with their arguments.Like the first movie it grows on you. The friendship between Dante & Randal (Brian O'Hallaran & Jeff Anderson) has evolved over the past 11 years (Both real life and story), and it is only getting better for us yet worse for them. Ultimately towards the ending you see the movie digs into much deeper themes than what appears to be just your average comedy, all which Kevin Smith is more than capable of pulling off well.Saying all that, "Clerks 2" isn't a bad film. It just could've been better giving the talent provided, and not focusing all it's intentions on mocking current pop culture. What I loved about the original was the situations being somewhat more adult, and such a stellar soundtrack. Still "Clerks 2" is far from a failure, and does make a strong enough impact to hope "Clerks 3" will be made.Final Verdict: You get what you're given, you just end up hoping you'd get as much as you did from the first "Clerks" (1994). Sadly that may or may not be the case. 6.5/10.

Clerks II is all that Clerks. aimed to be but couldn't achieve because of lack of funds or experience. This time around writer-director Kevin Smith had what he needed, and it unfolded the way he wanted it to. It has the same feel as it predecessor, but smoother.The acting is better, in some case because they gained experience —Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith — and in others, because they're seasoned actors, like Rosario Dawson, who plays the wisest and nicest character of the bunch. The sets, camera shots, editing, and images quality are much better.The diatribes are different, but have the same vibe. They're excellent, and the points well made, as usual. You'll laugh at the various antics, and appreciate the underlying romance much more, since it has a more prevalent share of the story.The only thing negative I have to say is that the ending is a bit Hollywoodish. but it's inline with the story, and is kind of the logical conclusion, so it's difficult to hold it against Smith.