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Mallrats is a 1995 American buddy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The film stars Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Claire Forlani, Priscilla Barnes, and Michael Rooker. It is the second film in the View Askewniverse. The film follows two best friends as they retreat to a local mall after being dumped by their girlfriends on the same day.
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Released in 1995 and directed by Kevin Smith, Mallrats followed the success of Clerks but went in a much louder and more colorful direction. While Clerks felt small and grounded, Mallrats leaned fully into comic book humor, ridiculous conversations, and over the top situations. At first it was divisive, but over time it became one of Smith’s most loved cult films. The story centers around Brodie Bruce and T.S. Quint…More
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*(NOTE: This review refers to the extended version of the film. The original version is covered in capsule review available here.)* What a difference a year makes. In 1994 Kevin Smith became famous for *Clerks*, his debut film shot in black-and-white, produced with microscopic budget that made it look like an amateurish effort. Despite everything, it became a success and in 1995 Smith made the film that, despite sha…More
Having recently watched Clerks, it's interesting to see how different Smith's second film was. Right off the bat you notice it's a lot more like a typical movie than Clerk is, at least in how it's structured. Whereas Clerks is largely just a series of events happening, Mallrats comes in with a much more focused plot and subplots. That's not to say it's better because of that, just an interesting thing to note. Follo…More
Welcome to my 100th review here on Steemit. Tonight we talk Mallrats from writer/director Kevin Smith and starring Jason Lee, Jeromy London and Shannon Doherty- # WAIT!!! *MALLRATS*?!?! For a milestone like 100?!?! 100!! Seriously?!?! Why not something critically acclaimed? Or popular? Or critically acclaimed and popular?!? I don’t know... random chance. It was where it fell in the order I watched them. I don’t know…More