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  Review by Matt Singer ★★★ 9

  It’s true. All of it. 

  People used to go to the mall. And not even to shop. You just went. Walked around. Had a cookie. Maybe sabotaged a live TV dating show. 

  The 90s were fucking weird.

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  Review by Mario ★★★ 2

  Ngl, I thought Ben Affleck was just playing himself there for a second.

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  Review by RafiOjaghi ★★★★ 1

  People not appreciating this movie is why Jason Lee was in movies like Alvin and The Chipmunks, and he deserved better.

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  Review by josh lewis ★ 11

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  the climax of this never-ending nothing of a romcom(?)—which has the all the dramatic rhythm and visual flourish of the worst sitcom you've ever seen—having something to do with ben affleck fucking a teenager and then being raped in prison during the fantasy happy ending montage broke me. not sure im going to be able to complete this auteurist project.

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  Review by Lochlan Ashton ★★★ 1

  Kevin Smith is a director that I will always like. His work may not be amazing but he can still make a good film. 
  This is just a simple film about love and comic books. What else do you need.

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  Review by jourdain searles ★★★★ 1

  one of the stupidest movies ever made and I love it anyway

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  Review by Justin Peterson ★★★ 3

  Would have liked it to have more Mallrats and less whiny slacker boyfriends.

  "You know, I think you ought to get him some help. He seems to be really hung up on super heroes' sex organs."

  With revisiting Kevin Smith's work I have found that I appreciate his movies way more when he actually has something to say, instead of just relying on surrounding his manchild humor with pop-cultural references. It was an enjoyable enough comedy to return to, but I can see why I did not remember anything about it.

  (Quick Hits)

  - My biggest beef with Mall Rats is the 'Magic Eye' picture. I suppose most people do not take the time to pause the movie to see…

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  Review by Travis Lytle ★★★★ 5

  Kevin Smith's foray into slightly larger budget filmmaking, "Mallrats," Smith's follow-up to "Clerks," finds the director expanding his comic and cinematic canvas. The second film in Smith's New Jersey trilogy, he again follows two pals as they try to figure out life in the suburbs of the garden state. It may lack the unpolished, independent charm of "Clerks," but "Mallrats" is a stand-out comedy in its own right.

  Revolving around T.S. and Brodie, two chums who have been dumped by their respective girlfriends, "Mallrats" finds the two trying to mend their broken hearts with a little retail therapy. Smith throws in a successful combination of subplots, personality-rich secondary characters, and pop-culture goodness to elevate his script.

  Smith's dialogue is still…

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  Review by Will Sloan 3

  After 15 years of apostasy, I thought it might be fun to try to pivot back to being a Kevin Smith fan. That was the plan, at least, but it has been complicated by the stone cold fact that this movie is really not very good. However, I will say that it is easy to watch and has alright vibes. Nice to see Jay and Silent Bob doing gags 'n' stunts.

  Smith favours simple compositions and long, unbroken takes, like Chaplin. The movie looks terrible, of course, but the fact that it was shot on 35mm film means it still looks a thousand times better than Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Jeremy London is no Brian O'Halloran, and Jason Lee…

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  Review by Ryan Francis ★★★★

  Decided to rewatch for Stan Lee.

  Cried myself to sleep for Stan Lee.

  Rest easy, Stan The Man. You'll be sorely missed.

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  Review by Mr. DuLac ★★★ 13

  My Grandmother always used to say "why buy the cow, when you can get the sex for free".
  -Brodie

  Even though I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan and love watching this film, it's hard to ignore the flaws in Mallrats. His best films all have something personal to say underneath the dick and fart jokes, be it Clerks or my all time favorite Chasing Amy. While watching Mallrats it's quite clear Smith doesn't have all that much to say except maybe taking a stab at making a studio film far too early in his career.

  It's not that it's a bad movie though, just an unbalanced one. The main problem being that the film is centered on the relationship/breakup of…

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  Review by Rachel 🧡💚💙 4

  “Say, would you like a chocolate covered pretzel?”

  I’ve no clue why this is my favourite Kevin Smith movie but it is. Maybe it’s cause it’s the first one I saw as a teen, it’s so all over the place but has heart and sweetness under all the crass language.