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Created Aug 11, 2010 09:40AM PST • Edited Aug 11, 2010 12:29PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Perfect 5.0

   “What Kind of fast food joint do you run here?”

   When it comes to sequels to cult movies, they almost never work out. They offer almost none of the same elements that made the first film work so well. And it especially doesn’t work well when you make a sequel to a film that came out more than 10 years ago. Well, Clerks 2 disproves that theory. Picking up more than 10 years after the first film, the continued misadventures of lovable losers Dante and Randal not only offers the same good amount of humor as the first film, but even has a tiny bit more of genuine emotion and even a decent amount of gross out humor that tops the original.

   As I said, this one picks up more than 10 years after the first film. Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson), now in their 30s, work at a fast food restaurant called Mooby’s(made famous in Clerks director/Silent Bob actor Kevin Smith’s Dogma). Dante is getting ready to move away to Florida with his fiancee to get married while having a side romance with Mooby’s manager Becky (a sweet and endearing Rosario Dawson).

   If you grew up with Smith’s other films, you’ll love this one. Heck, go in with an open mind, not knowing what to expect, and even then you’ll find yourself cracking up. If you loved Clerks, you’ll love Clerks 2. If you thought he first one made you feel uncomfortable, you’ll be horrified by what you see here. But hey, its all for a good laugh.

4. Acting

   Really Great 4.5

   Jeff Anderson is an absolute riot this time around as Randal.

   Brian O’Halloran is a teency bit whiny as Dante, but still offers up an enthusiastic and very hilarious performance and never comes off as annoying. He’s anything but.

   Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith himself are just as scene stealing as ever as Jay and Silent Bob, the hilarious duo who appear in every one of Smith’s films that took place in the View Askewniverse.

   Rosario Dawson is a welcome edition to the cast as Mooby’s manager Becky. She offers up an emotional performance and yet can still make you laugh.

   The only person in the movie I didn’t care for was Smith’s wife Jennifer Schwalbach as Emma, Dante’s fiancee.

5. Male Stars Really Great 4.5

6. Female Stars Really Great 4.5

7. Female Costars Very Good 3.5

8. Male Costars Really Great 4.5

10. Film

    Perfect 5.0

    The dialogue is just as hilarious as ever. The camera shots really help the audience take in all the emotions the characters feel. The soundtrack fits every scene.

11. Direction Perfect 5.0

12. Play Perfect 5.0

13. Music Perfect 5.0

14. Visuals Perfect 5.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Horrid 3.6

    The topics discussed in this movie would cause just about 500 TV edits. Not for the kids. Period.

17. Sex Lewd 4.0

18. Violence Fierce 1.9

19. Rudeness Vile 5.0

21. Reality

    Surreal 2.6

22. Circumstantial Surreal 2.6

23. Biological Surreal 2.6

24. Physical Surreal 2.6