Review of Chasing Amy (1997) by Paul J — 22 Jul 2015
"Sex is easy. Love is hard.".
Chasing Amy is probably the best of Kevin Smith's films and is the one movie from Smith that is more than a comedy. Not much more, but it is more. Chasing Amy explores different subjects like homophobia, lesbian sex, and love, while not diverging from Smith's usual over the top, raunchy dialogue.
Holden and Banky are doing well with their comic book, Bluntman and Chronic. They meet Alyssa while at a convention and Holden takes a liking to her right away. Upon second meeting, Holden finds that Alyssa is a lesbian. When their casual association leads to a growing friendship; Holden finds that he has fallen in love with her. This creates tension between Holden and Banky, but the real tension is between Holden and Holden. Can he accept what Alyssa is or was? Can Alyssa really love him?
Chasing Amy is a hilarious, at times touching, and overall fun movie from start to finish. This is by far my favorite movie from Kevin Smith and is beloved by all of his fans for good reason. He combines so many of his subjects, sex, comics, social roles and over the top explicit dialogue to create a truly great story and movie.
This review of Chasing Amy (1997) was written by Paul J on 22 Jul 2015.
Chasing Amy has generally received very positive reviews.
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