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Starring:
Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Shannon Elizabeth, Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Brian O'Halloran, Seann William Scott, George Carlin, Carrie Fisher, Judd Nelson, Jon Stewart, Mark Hamill, Diedrich Bader, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
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Kevin Smith
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
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Movie Review by AJ 
June 5th, 2006
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Originally intended as the last film in Kevin Smith's View Askew quintet (in July, the eagerly-anticipated sixth film, Clerks II, sees its debut), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a collection of inside jokes and pop culture references aimed directly at the fans, of which I am one. Oh Lord, I just wish it was funnier. To be entirely truthful, the entire movie has an awkward pace and feels sloppy and disjointed, cameos by almost every single major player in the Askewniverse (a great idea) seeming obligatory instead of special. It's the kind of silly, unmeaningful, conventional Hollywood stoner comedy that Smith has always avoided. It's rewarding to the fans (at least we now have closure regarding Banky, Holden, and Amy), but it could've been so much better. At least Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Eliza Dushku and Marc Blucas make appearances, as well as Jon Stewart, George Carlin, and a host of other celebrities. Alanis Morisette's God from Dogma closing the book on the Askewniverse after the credits is a nice touch. All of that said, I still can't wait for Clerks II; the Askewniverse is a wonderful place, and this is the only time Smith has ever stumbled.
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