Clerks II
2006
**
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith
Everything and nothing has changed since Clerks. Dante and Randal are in their thirties, and they’ve advanced from manning a convenience store to flipping burgers. Dante, who is once again torn between two (implausibly gorgeous) women, at least wants to break out of his depressing existence, but Randal is cool with status quo. This irksome comedy doesn’t reach even the modest heights of the original. It’s superficially about growing old, but the dialogue continues to revolve around sex and popular culture and the characters act like geeky and horny 16-year-olds. Smith's film offers his trademark blend of raunch and schmaltz. Admittedly it does take special talent to move from bestiality to conservative family values in a matter of minutes, even if it doesn't produce anything funny.
