Review of Clerks (1994) by Steven C — 08 Aug 2011
Kevin Smith's "Clerks" is an interesting 1990's relic. If someone watches the film today, with no context of what it meant to independent cinema at the time of it's release, would see it as no more than a amateurish and shoddy raunch fest.
Thankfully the amateurish nature and endless poor taste are combated with "Clerks'" place in film history. I found the film only sightly amusing. Smith has an ear for dialogue but none of it is screamingly funny.
"Clerks" is a film that you should see for the simple fact that it changed so much in terms of what upcoming filmmakers can accomplish on a shoestring budget. "Clerks" became a phenomenon but undeservingly so.
The film is ultimately a feature length film school project.
This review of Clerks (1994) was written by Steven C on 08 Aug 2011.
Clerks has generally received very positive reviews.
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