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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
I may change my mind when I see it again - that happened when I initially disliked J&SB Strike Back - but after one screening, I REALLY didn't care much for II. Too few inspired bits, too much Jersey Girl sentimentality. It felt like an attempt to return to roots that Smith doesn't really remember anymore - kinda what it'd be like if Spielberg tried to direct a second ET movie. Smith isn't the same person he was in 1994, and he can't go home again. The film felt like someone's impersonation of Smith - but with contrived "shock" humor instead of organic material. The first Clerks was born out of reality and truth. This one's just a long lead-in to a scene with donkey-sucking.
How is it possible all the actors were WORSE now than 12 years ago? Jeff Anderson was a particular disappointment. He was such cynical fun in the first flick, but here he felt like he had to be Mr. Actor and he tried too hard to play the part. He came across as more natural in the original - here he felt like a performer, not a person.
I'd give it a "D" right now - I do reserve the right to change my mind, though I have a bad feeling I won't.
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