Synopsis
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.
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Cast
- Shannen DohertyRene
- Jeremy LondonT.S. Quint
- Jason LeeBrodie
- Claire ForlaniBrandi
- Ben AffleckShannon
- Joey Lauren AdamsGwen
- Renée HumphreyTricia
- Kevin SmithSilent Bob
- Jason MewesJay
- Ethan SupleeWillam
Recommendations
- 63
USA Today
The slapstick would put Curly and Moe to shame. The raunch is crude as often as it is clever. - 63
ReelViews
There are several painfully awkward "dead spots" in Mallrats where nothing works -- not the dialogue, the acting, or the direction. - 60
The New York Times
Mallrats mixes clever bits and an appealing quirkiness (which goes a long way) with gross-out practical jokes, needless repetition and obvious padding, since it has no real plot. [20 Oct 1995] - 50
Washington Post
I'm guessing even die-hard "Clerks" fans will find this only-in-America stuff only partially satisfying, like something they gorged on at the Eatery, then wished they hadn't. - 50
Austin Chronicle
While Smith's testosterone-loaded humor is a taste I have yet to acquire, his choices of a comic book-inspired credit sequence, the guest appearance of Marvel Comics genius Stan Lee, and the film's overall superhero aesthetic perfectly capture the mall mise-en-scene. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
A hopelessly stupid movie that should appeal to baked couch potatoes everywhere. - 38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Talky, crude and sexist, Mallrats is significantly less funny, a flatulent sequel to the director's small start. - 38
Chicago Sun-Times
"Clerks" spoke with the sure, clear voice of an original filmmaker. In Mallrats the voice is muffled, and we sense instead advice from the tired, the establishment, the timid and other familiar Hollywood executive types.
