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Ben Affleck,
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Kevin Smith,
Kevin Smith
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: Miramax
: Romantic Comedy, Criterion Collection
: 113 min.
: English
: English
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After a pair of films about hipster slackers, the work of writer-director Kevin Smith matured and gained critical respect with this low budget, independent comedy-drama about love, sex and the fine line between the two. Ben Affleck stars as Holden McNeil, a New Jersey comic book writer who is roommates with his best friend and professional partner, artist Banky Edwards (Jason Lee). Their hit comic book series, "Bluntman and Chronic," is loosely patterned after a pair of acquaintances, Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (played by Smith), two characters already familiar as supporting players in several Smith films. Into Holden's life comes Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), a lesbian and fellow comic book creator who quickly becomes a close friend, although Holden is powerfully attracted to her. Eventually, Alyssa realizes that she is attracted to Holden as well and they begin a physical relationship, much to the consternation of Banky, whose ire over losing his best friend to a lesbian seems to border on romantic jealousy. After he learns something about Alyssa's sexual past, however, Holden's immature response to his new knowledge destroys both his romance with Alyssa and his friendship with Banky. Chasing Amy (1997) was the third film in what Smith referred to as his "New Jersey series," films set at least partly in the Garden State and featuring the Jay and Silent Bob characters. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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| Baseless, Arrogant, & Offensive
by JMVerville
October 21, 2004 - 7:03 AM PDT
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2 out of 7 members found this review helpful
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Rarely does one see a film that really gets you going. Sometimes, when philosophy is injected into a film and the analysis of the society as a whole, even when you agree with it, it comes out poorly.
Other than the bits of philosophy that were attempted to be persuasively thrown into the film, it was an incredible drag of a story that was quite arrogant and boring. The film assumes that anyone who does not think in accordance with it has been brainwashed and a terrific jerk. And above this, the attempts at comedy that were made were no more than attempts that paid off only amongst the immature.
Overall, even though I agree with the overall message, the way that it was portrayed was incredibly vain and unnecessarily sharp. The idea of a group of 20 somethings figuring out the world through their genitals is not the basis for a profound film about forgiveness.
If you think that there is more to life than people's sexual history and the relationships of immature people, then I would pass this film up. |
| The Best Kevin Smith EVER
by larbeck
June 11, 2003 - 2:58 AM PDT
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5 out of 15 members found this review helpful
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Honest to gawd true story. I took my friend to see this after I had seen it once. At the absolute climax (I don't want to spoil it but it is an important conversion between the three stars about a immodest proprosal), the damn film broke and BURNED! You never heard such a theater full of people groan and moan! Sooo, we collected our refund and hightailed it across town to the next showing so that we could finish it! WE COULD NOT BE DENIED!
And no matter what your gender, if you do not fall in love with Joey Lauren Adams after seeing this, then I feel so sorry for you, you must vote Republican. And that is just wrong. |
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