Director:- Kevin Smith
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Kevin Smith has for along time now been the most frustrating man in Hollywood. His humour is surreal, sickening even, but absolutely hilarious. However, at one moment he can be the on a pedestal with the great comedy directors, and sadly at other times, he sinks far too low. Dogma is a classic case. By the halfway stage I was left breathless, and in awe of the man. By the end however, I almost switched it off before the credits rolled. Herein lies the enigma of Kevin Smith; frustrating genius.
The enigmatic Kevin Smith; frustrating genius
We follow a day in the life of two hapless, yet screamingly funny, convenience store workers, Dante (O'Halloran) and his reckless friend Randal (Jeff Anderson). Unbelievable things happen to the central characters, yet we can easily see these strange goings-on happening to these two guys. O'Halloran and Anderson are mind-blowing. The viewer never doubts Dante when he berates Randal for 'knocking the casket over' at a wake the pair decide they must attend. We never for one second think that they haven't been friends for life.
Clerks. was Kevin Smith's first film, and I would say, easily his best. In fact, it must be included on everyone's must see movies of the 90s. Think of the stupidity of Naked Gun, then mix it with the twisted, mesmerising, often shocking genius of Larry David, and you're nearly there.
Clerks. flies the flag for independent movie production like no other. The whole picture cost a measly $27,500, and was shot over a 21 day period. It shows what can be achieved on such a small budget. In fact Kevin Smith actually worked at the convenience store featured in the film, but had to shoot at night whilst the store was closed.
The film is so quotable and sickeningly funny
Legions of men arriving home from the pub on a Friday night must surely throw this DVD on whilst munching on their takeaways. The film is so quotable ("I'm not even supposed to be here today!") and sickeningly funny, packed with in-jokes you'll have to watch a million times to get them all. Whilst being a comedy masterpiece, it is also a great look at small-town American life- the way potential can be thrown away in favour of an easy life. I can't believe it took me so long to discover this film.
IMBD.com Rating:- 7.9 from 154,570 ratings
Supermegahybrid Film Rating:- 4 stars
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