Review of Clerks II (2006) by Chadshiira — 17 Sep 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 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.
This review of Clerks II (2006) was written by Chadshiira on 17 Sep 2006.
Clerks II has generally received positive reviews.
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