Best movie of this year hands down!

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Most main-stream comedies would try to have over-the-top fantasy life premises, in which the audience can lance on, because how bizarre & surreal, it is. However, some of the better comedies, known for their Seinfeldian humor, idiosyncratic focus on more conversational everyday stuff that some audience might find mundane. Then, there are those, whom can mix, both of them, well-enough, that the audience can find, the simplest of premise, funny. This is one of those movies. Directed & written by Kevin Smith, Clerks 2 is a follow-up to the highest successful 1994's movie, Clerks and Smith's sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse AKA Kevin Smith's fictional universe from the first film. Ten years after the events in Clerks, Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) & Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson) find themselves working at a local fast food joint, after their previous work, Quick Stop Store, burned down, a year ago. Dante has plans to move away from town and get married, but Randal cannot yet, allow his long-last friend to leave, without one last goodbye party. While, Randal set up the party at the workplace, Dante is struggles with his mixed feelings for his current boss, manager, Becky Scott (Rosario Dawson) & his love for his fiancée, Emma Bunting (Jennifer Schwalbach). Will the goodbye party go according plan, or will Dante & Randal find themselves, making a bigger mess than before? Watch the movie to find out! Without spoiling the movie, too much, I have to say, it's nice to see Kevin Smith retackling his old films; however, in retrospect, it's generally viewed as Smith trying to rebound after his commercial failure in his non-View Askewniverse movie, 2004's Jersey Girl. Much like the original movie, the sequel to Clerks, also take place over the course of one day, and loosely connected with a series of small discussion skits and gags. But unlike, the first movie, the movie doesn't make too much jokes about the settling of the film. For a movie that mostly takes place at a fast food joint. I'm really surprised on the lack of jokes about junk food. You would think, the movie would be full of it. Anyways, the movie instead, tackles other issues, such as debates over movies, sexual positions, religion, racism, and romantic love versus pragmatic life choices. Like the first movie, the dialogue is rife with obscenities. Over 130 curse words, to start, as well as a lot of homosexual & racism slurs. The movie also has explicit jokes about bestiality, rape & others that some people might feel uncomfortable with. For me, the oddest thing about the film is having Jason Mewes as Jay do his 1991's the Silence of the Lambs, "Goodbye Horses" dance. That was really out of place & inappropriate. Even with all those, kinda offensive humor and jokes. There were some witty, somewhat heartfelt moments in the film. I did like the whole Jackson 5 'ABC" musical number. For the most part, all of these scenes serves mostly as filler. It really takes forever, for the weak main plot to kick in. The fact that the majority of that scene was ad-libbed, added to the pacing problems. While, the movie is not well-paced. The acting in this film was pretty good for the most part. The main actors, supporting actors, and cameos, all did their parts, very well. I have to say, my favorite actor in this, had to be Trevor Fehrman as Elias Grover, Dante and Randal's new co-worker at the Mooby's fast food chain. It sucks that he hasn't acted since this movie, because I found him to be, very funny. The worst acting in the film has to go to Jennifer Schwalbach. I'm really didn't buy anything, she was saying. Her performance was so wooden. Another thing, that was way different from the first movie, is how this sequel was in color & not in black & white. But as mentioned in the DVD commentary for this film, the entire film was desaturated, a bit after filming, because the colors were far too bright and cheery. In my opinion, I didn't mind that it was, as it adds so much to the cartoony astrosphere, giving the film a far, greater look. It reminds me, so much of the early 2000's animated TV Series Clerks with its style. Overall: While, Clerks 2 will never outshine the original. I have to say, it's still a watchable guilty pleasure of mine. Worth checking out. Face it tiger. You just hit the jackpot!

Clerks 2 (2006): Dir: Kevin Smith / Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwallbach: Every bit as raunchy as the first film yet it contains that deep meaningful undercurrent that everyone can relate too whether or not one will admit it. Dante and Randall still work at Quik-Mart until it burns down in the film's opening. A year later they are employed at a fast food restaurant and still causing disgust with customers. Brian O'Halloran returns as Dante who is engaged and set to move to Florida in hopes of expanding his options. Jeff Anderson returns as the foul Randall who rents out a filthy sex exhibitionist as Dante's going away present, which turns out to be the film's grossest joke. Rosario Dawson plays the restaurant manager who actually loves Dante and given sudden news. Trevor Fehrman plays employee Elias whom Randall corrupts from his conservative upbringing of phony sexual myths. Jennifer Schwallbach plays Dante's imposing fiancée who dislikes Randall and encourages him to leave with her. Finally as trademark within Kevin Smith films is clever dialogue as well as the presences of Jay and Silent Bob loitering and dope peddling at the store front. Smith is seen as Silent Bob along with Jason Mewes as foul drug peddling Jay to underscore appreciation or normality of what is often taken for granted. Score: 8 / 10

The first 'Clerks' movie made me crack up a lot, but this second part -well- this one literally made me cry due to laughter.The first thing I really appreciate about this movie is the fact that it is /not/ in black and white. It did not bother me about the first one, but I just think you can see things clearer and all.Another thing about this comedic beauty is that it actually has more of a story than its prequel. And this is where the spoilers hit: Dante actually does something about his (love) life and you do not ever feel as though he is nothing but an empty shell. You actually feel with him - or at least I did.My favorite scene, though, was the Kinky Kelly part. I lost all my sh*t upon firstly watching that as well as all the other times; literally the only scene to /always/ make me burst out laughing.If you can handle some obscenity as well as lots of hilarious jokes, this movie is a must-watch for you!

Clerks II doesn't have that carefreeness and that scathing, sarcastic humor that made Clerks special. This one is in fact quite far behind qualitatively speaking, not having the soul of the first opus which was rather good actually.Here we face bland and uninspired dialogues, not as funny and incisive as in the original. The plot is anecdotal, and the story lines are too cliché to be really interesting and captivating.The addition of color and the "modern" cinematography didn't serve the movie well: it loses the character, authenticity and intimacy that made Clerks an almost cult movie.