Mallrats

MPAA Rating

NR

Theatrical Release Date

Oct 19, 1995

Genre(s)

• Slapstick
• Buddy Films
• Underdogs
• Comedy of Manners
• Twentysomethings
• Farce
• Contemporary
• Kevin Smith
• Romantic Comedy

Rating (Stars)

Description

Sophomore jinx hit hard in this second film by Kevin Smith, whose debut Clerks transcended the limits of its setting and budget to become something memorably funny. (Smith followed Mallrats with the wonderful Chasing Amy, so Mallrats definitely had the old curse.) A ramshackle comedy set in a mall, the film follows several story lines involving lovers, enemies, friends, goofballs, and Smith's own "silent" character, who also appeared in Clerks and Chasing Amy. A heavy self-consciousness weighs on everything, as if Smith forgot how to make obscenity funny instead of tedious. Still, it's nice to see some of the director's film family on screen, among them Jason Lee and Joey Lauren Adams. --Tom Keogh

Director

NULL

Stars

• Joey Lauren Adams
• Ben Affleck
• Carol Banker
• Priscilla Barnes
• Steven Blackwell (II)

Running Time

96 minutes

Original Price

$14.98

Current Value

$3.16

DVD Features

• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• DVD-Video
• Widescreen
• NTSC
• 1.85:1