Synopsis
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
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Cast
- Ben AffleckHolden McNeil
- Joey Lauren AdamsAlyssa Jones
- Jason LeeBanky Edwards
- Dwight EwellHooper LaMont
- Jason MewesJay
- Kevin SmithSilent Bob
- Ethan SupleeFan
- Scott MosierCollector
- Casey AffleckLittle Kid
- Matt DamonShawn Oran
Recommendations
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Time
A true movie rarity: a brutally honest romance. If you loved "Sleepless in Seattle," you'll just hate it. - 88
ReelViews
Touching, funny, sweet, and most important of all, real -- a welcome breath of fresh air. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
The hit-and-run outlandishness of "Clerks" was a stunt. With Chasing Amy, Smith has made his first real movie. - 75
Baltimore Sun
Smith shows the grasp of character and offbeat humor that really registered in "Clerks," and a subtler mastery of film fluidity and professionalism than anything in the cheesy, amateurish "Mallrats." - 70
Film.com
What Smith does best in Chasing Amy is write clever, raunchy and emotionally true-to-life dialogue. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Smith has created the raunchiest romantic comedy in recent American film, and one of the most good-natured. - 70
Variety
Much of the dialogue is good, and Smith does a decent job of presenting the emotional fallout from every major participant's p.o.v. - 70
Salon
The only romantic comedy in quite a while that acknowledges, even celebrates, the fact that love and sex are emotional anarchy.
