Review of Mallrats (1995) by Dyron W — 21 Jan 2015

While not as strong as much of Smith's other work in the Askewniverse, "Mallrats" is still somewhat underrated. The film was bashed upon release, but it has since (and rightly so) developed its own small band of supporters.

Brody is a great character, and while the plot is sort of like a cartoony version of Clerks, it still works in it's own way. Part of the problem is that Smith tried to mainstream the movie, he made concessions to the studios, but it was still to blue to ever really be mainstream, so it ends up in this sort of middle ground.

I still enjoy it, but it is definitely a flawed piece of work.