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CLERKS - REVIEW

Clerks ( English,1994)

Director: Kevin Smith

Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson

"Clerks" is honestly speaking , one of the funniest movies which I have seen in a long time. Again its one of those movies , shot on a very limited budget, but manages to make an impact. In this case , the movie had me rolling with laughter.

The story goes like this. Dante (Brian O'Halloran) is a clerk at a local convenience store. One fine day , which incidentally happens to be his day off, he ends up working and is least impressed with it. He then has to put up with the guy who works as a clerk at the Video- rental store next door , Randall ( Jeff Anderson).

Dante is really pissed off with work , and it gets reflected in his rather serious behavior. Randall , however , is the ultimate wisecrack , with a " I give a damn" attitude. The movie is very funny , albeit the humor which mostly revolves around raunchy jokes.

There is no big plot in the movie. It just shows what happens on a particular day , focusing on Dante's character. He has a girlfriend , Veronica , who reveals her rather shady past. Dante is not really impressed with it and it ends up spoiling his already dark mood. He then realizes that his ex-flame , Caitlin is getting married to someone else , and this bit of news upsets him even more.

In the middle of all this , he has to put up with annoying customers, with a hockey game at the back of his head. Not to mention the drug dealers outside his shop. The movie shows all the things that just went wrong that day. One of his ex-girlfriends dies. He gets served with a 500$ fine for no fault of his and many other such tight spots.

The characters are rather interestingly portrayed. The contrasting attitudes of Dante and Randall , provide quite a few laughs. The humor is definitely raunchy , and I will not recommend this movie if you are the not the kind who like such flicks. One thing which I liked about the movie is its natural flavor. I mean , come on , what else would two young guys who are bored to death , discuss. But this is so unlike the so called comedies , which portray vulgarity visually. There is nothing of that sort in this movie. Just the dialogues , which are seriously raunchy.

There are lots of hilarious scenes in the movie. I loved the one with the guy who walks into the store and starts preaching to the people who come to buy cigarettes. And the one in which a lady walks into Randall's store and asks him to recommend which movie to watch.

Dante is the worrying kind and sulks all through the movie. The portions with Randall are the funniest,though. There are other interesting characters. Jay , Silent Bob , and his cousin Olaf provide quite a few laughs.

This is by no means a great movie. But it's definitely one of the funniest I have seen. Please don't watch it if you don't appreciate humor which focuses on sex. But if you are a little open minded , you might like this.And another thing to note is that the movie does not entirely consist of crude humor and has its share of lighter moments otherwise.It is what people would call a "perfect Blend" (well,almost).

This is the Director's debut movie , and is a rather bold attempt . The humor, is almost over the top . I will go with 3 out of 5 for this one.


Verdict : Good. But not too good. 3 / 5