Clerks II

Name: Clerks II
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: July 21, 2006
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jason Mewes, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Rosario Dawson

2006

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: July 21, 2006 | R

Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jason Mewes, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Rosario Dawson

Summary: This long-awaited sequel to Kevin Smith's breakthrough comedy revisits the New Jersey world of Dante and Randal.

Director: Kevin Smith

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 97 min

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Mark Bell

Ultimately, Smith finally achieves that perfect balance between humor and heart that he's been dancing towards with all his films. Read full review

Dorian Lynskey

Kevin Smith's most enjoyable film since, well, Clerks lacks much of its predecessor's outsider edge, but you'll probably be laughing too hard to care. Read full review

James Berardinelli

This is a funny movie. It delivers plenty of laughs, but it isn't in the same league as "Clerks." I left that movie holding my stomach from laughing so hard. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Clerks II has its problems: It rambles into sentimentality, and it doesn't need to -- the movie is more affecting when the characters are just cracking jokes. But Smith, an inherent optimist, has made a movie full of crude humor that also manages to explore the enduring qualities of friendship. Read full review

Maitland McDonagh

If not precisely poetic in its elaborate offensiveness, it's certainly imaginative. Unfortunately, that's not the same as interesting or engaging, unless you're a dyed-in-the-wool fan. Read full review

Ty Burr

With Clerks II, the director retreats to home turf, but is Smith playing it safe or is he really interested in seeing how the old nabe has changed? Bit of both, actually. Read full review

Robert Wilonsky

Clerks II can't bear the strain of its amateur-hour theatrics, no matter how big its heart or how many crocodile tears it manages to squirt. The dramatic moments become melodramatic; the bawdy moments turn icky. The fans will eat it up. Read full review

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jAbMaN

Feb 24, 2011

I love this movie!! The first Clerks is great and this one is better than the original. Love all the jokes and love the new concept of working the recurring Mooby's. What handicap, the guy is in a wheelchair

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DanK.

Jul 22, 2006

Warning: This movie is very vulgar. But with that said, if you can handle that, this is a very funny movie. And also the foul language is what makes the jokes work as oppesed to just being there for no reason. Just as funny as the first one.

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MichaelB.

Aug 6, 2006

Loved it so much I saw it twice in the first weekend. While it really can't compare to the pure excellence that is the first Clerks, it is a great sequel and shouldn't disappoint all but a small margin of Kevin Smith fans.

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DrewF.

Jul 23, 2006

Very funny movie, though at the same time, a bit sad. I remember when Kevin Smith claimed he was done with this universe and these characters. It's too bad "Jersey Girl" was so poorly received. Still, I do think that this is the sort of thing that Kevin Smith does incredibly well. The Very funny movie, though at the same time, a bit sad. I remember when Kevin Smith claimed he was done with this universe and these characters. It's too bad "Jersey Girl" was so poorly received. Still, I do think that this is the sort of thing that Kevin Smith does incredibly well. The Transformers-GoBots stuff was quite funny. Think Smith is too much a geek for his own good, and at some point his ability to rehash the 80's/early 90's is going to wear thin. Not yet, though.… Expand

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ChadShiira

Sep 18, 2006

In black and white, "Clerks" wasn't hampered by the limited acting range of its two leads because the film worked as slacker neorealism. In color, and especially in the presence of a polished actor like Rosario Dawson, "Clerks II" resembles a beginning actors' lab with the cameras In black and white, "Clerks" wasn't hampered by the limited acting range of its two leads because the film worked as slacker neorealism. In color, and especially in the presence of a polished actor like Rosario Dawson, "Clerks II" resembles a beginning actors' lab with the cameras rolling. Professor Dawson makes everybody look good. What makes this sequel worth a look is to see how a filmmaker negotiates his indie roots with a studio-mandated mainstream sensibility. The raunch is still there, but so is a conventional love story. There's even a montage straight out of "Grey's Anatomy". "Clerks II" is like watching "Jersey Girl" duking it out with the original "Clerks". The end result: an interesting compromise from a filmmaker who's responsible for a subversive cat name in the original "Stuart Little" trailer.… Expand

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moviegrabbag

Jun 12, 2011

I really feel that Kevin Smith is over rated as a director. I liked Chasing Amy, dogma and mall rats but the clerks movie just don't do it for me. Its just to much potty humor for my taste.

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K.W.

Jul 21, 2006

Worse than JERSEY GIRL. Avoid!!!

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