A Brilliant Conflict

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

An Evening with Kevin Smith was able to show how quick witted Kevin Smith was, and it revealed to me how funny he actually was. That was a really enjoyable DVD. An Evening with Kevin Smith 2 is still good I think, despite the Toronto DVD being a little weak, although there is still enough funny material (Kevin's ideal view of his father...) in it to make it worth watching. The London DVD is definitely worth seeing though, as that is where the audience members don't bring down the show as much with stupid annoying questions, which I think allows Kevin Smith be able to respond with more wit, and comical answers to his questions. And when he goes off on the LOTR trilogy, its hilarious. Any Kevin Smith fan should check this out, as it still made me laugh enough to enjoy this DVD for the most part.

After watching all of Kevin's evenings i have to admit that the first one was funnier, but it was the 'best of'. However, that doesn't make his Toronto and London visits any less entertaining. I felt that he handled Toronto very well because he was giving jokes more appealing to Canadians. What the hell would Americans care about ragging on Tim Hortons. "Tim Hortons? All i know is StarBucks and Krispy Creme, who is this Tim?" Okay, i guess some Americans know about Timmy's, but not a lot. The London evening was a tad off. Mostly because of the culture difference between Americans and the British. Many jokes were made because of misinterpretations of British slang. Some parts may be a bit dry in comedy stylings, but that is just what Kevin brings to the screen and you have to appreciate his comedy stylings to enjoy his work. I thought he was freaking hilarious and i will watch his interviews until my eyes bleed because i seem to learn something new about him every time i watch. oh, and i wish i had a rubber shlong too, you are not alone Mews. :P

The first difference you notice is that this is not material cut from several Q & A's he did. On Disc 1 you will see a show he did in Toronto. From start to finish. On Disc 2 you will find a Q & A he did in Great Britain. That fact is important because you notice that he is very aware that this is a show that is coming out on DVD. So he desperately tries to come up with somewhat interesting stories and also he really tries to be funny and doesn't just let the stories evolve. On the first 'Evening with Kevin Smith' Edition you didn't get the impression that he was under some kind of pressure to produce a certain product. You will notice that he even mentions the title 'Evening Harder' a couple of times. But aside from that there is nothing more to say, just 4 hours of Kevin Smith talking. If you are a fan you will enjoy it. Even if you are not a fan it is funnier than most stand-up's that are currently circulating. There is one thing though that I didn't like and no other Smith Fan could possibly like: The Material shown to us on this 2-Disc Set is pretty out-dated. The producers could have made an effort to bring us some more up-to-date material. Aside from that, what can I tell you? You see Smith standing on stage for about 4 hours telling stories that are funny and often interesting but have sometimes (quite often actually) not much to do with the question asked. A welcome surprise was to see an, obviously, drug-free Jason Mewes on stage. Of interest to those people who know the first 'Evening with Kevin Smith' should also be that he does a couple of follow up stories. As for me, I really enjoyed it and I guess every Kevin Smith Fan will too. 4 Hours of listening to Kevin Smith is still funnier than watching a regular comedy flick. PS: You see him come up and perform the Lord of the Rings bit that ended up as a scene in Clerks 2.

As the Summary says: An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006) is, in my opinion, Not as funny as the first one - but still very funny.I expected something like the first one, and i got it. And that is it.In An Evening with Kevin Smith 1 (AEWKS-1) there was a lot of funny stories from Hollywood, I.E. the Tim Burton, Jon Peters and Prince stories. Those kind of stories i missed in AEWKS-2 - there was a little about Prince, but that was it. Because the bit Kevin Smith did about Jon Peters was one of the funniest bits I've ever watched, i was kinda hopping for such things.But Thankfully Kevin Smith is also a good Stand-Up-Comedian. So there was a lot to compensate for my false hopes. I really loved his parody of Lord Of the Rings, though he had used it on am American Talk Show and Clerks 2. The whole part in England was the coolest bit - i like Canada also, but the British bit was just so much cooler. Especially when Smith had fun with that British Chick, who worked in a Comic-store..... that is every time Smith improvises, it is funny. He made fun of her accent - and i loved it, because he did in a very friendly way.But i still enjoyed it - long time.I gave the first An Evening with Kevin Smith 10/10.An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder will get 8/10. Because it is still very funny. The only things i didn't like, was that they used to much time on big stand-up-bits, instead of the more improvised things in AEWKS-1. There was too little Hollywood-gossip - but i guess it is because Smith is more political now, and wants to be friends with some in Hollywood, and therefore will not Bash any people, who he can possible work with in the future.8/10 - 'nuff said.Oh Yeah: Snooch To the Nooch.