(rated R, 98 mins.)
When Kevin Smith promised us he was done after the Jersey trilogy of “Clerks” “Mallrats” and “Chasing Amy”, he lied. But that’s ok. I hope after this one he lies too. This, being the story of again Smith as Silent Bob and Jason Mewes as the mouthy knucklehead, best pal, Jay, raised outside a convenient store with a purpose-less life of pot and flying “f” language. (the “f” word being nothing compared to what you’re about to hear). One day Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) sells the rights to their life story “Bluntman and Chronic” an action comic series, and suddenly this movie becomes a movie in a movie with more cameos and favors then ever recorded in Hollywood history, from George Carlin to Matt Damon and Jason Biggs in between. Attempting to halt movie production, on Jay and Bob’s Jersey to Hollywood roadtrip, they encounter Scooby Doo and the Mystery Machine, Star Wars references, Carrie Fischer as a nun, gay jokes, body gags, and babes, all as over the top as one can reach to the other side. The girls with a mission who change their lives are Sissy, Chrisy, Missy and Justice, who rock Jay’s world and very clearly his pants. The boys have a Bellushi quality especially noticeable in the jewel/monkey-heisting scheme that the girls talk them into. When these junkies with a monkey finally stumble on the movie set, some favored scenes include a bickering sequel of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in “Good Will Hunting: Hunting Season”, with a bored director, Gus Van Sant as himself. If you can get through the first twenty minutes that will allow you to become numb to the obnoxious dialog, you’re home free. And, then, I bet you too, will be begging for more.
When Kevin Smith promised us he was done after the Jersey trilogy of “Clerks” “Mallrats” and “Chasing Amy”, he lied. But that’s ok. I hope after this one he lies too. This, being the story of again Smith as Silent Bob and Jason Mewes as the mouthy knucklehead, best pal, Jay, raised outside a convenient store with a purpose-less life of pot and flying “f” language. (the “f” word being nothing compared to what you’re about to hear). One day Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) sells the rights to their life story “Bluntman and Chronic” an action comic series, and suddenly this movie becomes a movie in a movie with more cameos and favors then ever recorded in Hollywood history, from George Carlin to Matt Damon and Jason Biggs in between. Attempting to halt movie production, on Jay and Bob’s Jersey to Hollywood roadtrip, they encounter Scooby Doo and the Mystery Machine, Star Wars references, Carrie Fischer as a nun, gay jokes, body gags, and babes, all as over the top as one can reach to the other side. The girls with a mission who change their lives are Sissy, Chrisy, Missy and Justice, who rock Jay’s world and very clearly his pants. The boys have a Bellushi quality especially noticeable in the jewel/monkey-heisting scheme that the girls talk them into. When these junkies with a monkey finally stumble on the movie set, some favored scenes include a bickering sequel of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in “Good Will Hunting: Hunting Season”, with a bored director, Gus Van Sant as himself. If you can get through the first twenty minutes that will allow you to become numb to the obnoxious dialog, you’re home free. And, then, I bet you too, will be begging for more.