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Brilliant Dialogue: Kevin Smith's Specialty. Okay. So either you can love this or you can hate it. This isn't a movie where you are just satisfied. I can safely say that it was probably one of the funniest films of the 90s. Even today, this film still resonates among audiences. It will forever be remembered. A cult classic. This is Kevin Smith's brainchild. His first film which started off a chain of many terrific films following this. Kevin Smith has become a cultural icon across the world with his young adult-oriented films. Clerks. started his brilliance in 1994. It was wildly acclaimed and even recognized at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals, winning top prizes. It isn't necessarily a top-notch film, but a good one, for sure. The use of dialogue is brilliant and Kevin Smith is known for that. He is a master, like Quentin Tarantino, with catchy dialogue that might be about nothing in particular, but makes the greatest scenes and is told in a way that will capture the viewers. The plot is basically this: A day in the lives of Dante (O'Halloran) and Randal (Anderson) who are both convenience clerks. They annoy customers, play hockey on the roof, knock caskets over and talk about movies. Dante isn't even supposed to be at work. He was called in when his co-worker took a trip and he is angry because he has a hockey game at 2 o'clock. At work, his girlfriend, Veronica (Ghigliotti), is pestering him about going back to school and asking him about his past sexual partners. He gets even more angry when he learns his ex-girlfriend, Caitlin (Spoonhauer), is engaged to an Asian design major. With only his co-worker Randal at his side, he has no choice but to bend the rules a little bit at work and see if he can get away with it all. I'll put it this way... this is not as good as Smith's Chasing Amy, but it can easily take down Dogma and Mallrats in a match. I think that the sequel to this film might be a little more enjoyable. When it comes down to filmmaking though, this movie takes the cake. Classic independent film with an unknown cast makes for a great experience. One of the best comedies of the past two decades. Thanks to Kevin Smith, we are able to laugh at material one wouldn't normally find in any other film. Because of this film's NC-17 rating most people weren't lucky enough to see this in theaters, but now there is a Special Edition 3-Disc DVD that you can view which will have you laughing like you never laughed before. email this review to a friend
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