A stone grin practically all the way through, bridging Smith's trenchcoat-mafia insouciance and soccer-dad dramatics without compromising either.
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03/26/04
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Jersey Girl (2004)
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Reviews Counted:167
Fresh:68
Rotten:99
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: Full of cloyingly sentimental cliches.
Theatrical Release:Mar 26, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $25,197,718
Synopsis: Breaking from his signature slacker-underdog films like CLERKS, MALLRATS, and CHASING AMY, Kevin Smith delivers the feel-good family movie JERSEY GIRL. While Smith's pert one-liners and wryly... [More]
Starring: Ben Affleck, Raquel Castro, Liv Tyler, George Carlin
Director: Kevin Smith
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Reviews for Jersey Girl
Imagine Britney Spears croaking her way through La Traviata, and that's what it's like to endure Kevin Smith trying to deal with adult emotions in Jersey Girl.
03/26/04
Smith’s first 'serious' film, is a sitcom, a mawkish, sentimental single-dad sitcom, with jokes about stinky baby poop and a cute, wiseass kid mugging for the camera.
03/26/04
While the story doesn't venture far from the beaten path, Jersey Girl stands as a singular creation thanks to Smith's sharp writing and his ability to coax great performances from the most unlikely places.
03/26/04
This is [Smith's] first mature work in which he weds his gift for quirky dialogue and humor with genuine feeling and tries to craft a story with broad appeal.
03/26/04
Top CriticI can understand why Smith might want to bid farewell to Jay and Silent Bob, but he needs to find something better with which to advance the cause of maturity in cinema.
03/26/04
Top CriticThe material here isn't exactly new but it is emotionally honest, more than a little sweet and even a bit touching. And it is by far Smith's best film.
03/26/04
A small movie with a big star doing some of his most appealing work.
03/26/04
Here at last is the Kevin Smith that Chasing Amy promised.
03/25/04
Potty-mouthed, pop culture-mad indie icon Kevin Smith grows up, gets serious, knuckles down ... and makes a boring movie.
03/25/04
[Smith's] clerks would never have stocked it; his Amy would never have chased it; even Silent Bob might have found his voice to dump on Jersey Girl.
03/25/04
'Jersey Girl' is sweet and funny and there are a few moments when Smith’s snarkier side makes a welcome appearance...
03/25/04
A predictable and sugary been-there-before story.
03/25/04
A family-positive movie that's far more interesting than most competition in the genre, but not nearly inventive enough to stand up to Smith's other work.
03/25/04
His ease with characters and clever dialogue helps sustain the film through an otherwise utterly familiar story and pat, predictable ending.
03/25/04
One can't begrudge Smith the attempt to make a warmhearted movie about ... fatherhood, and his is a noble, heartfelt effort. More alarming, though, is how corny it turned out.
03/25/04
Such a generic package that it feels like just the kind of Affleck film that Smith would mock on his comic-con tours
03/25/04
Jersey Girl takes Smith in a new direction. He stumbles a bit along this new path, but shows promise and potential ...
03/25/04
Jersey Girl isn't Smith's best movie, but it is his most heartfelt.
03/25/04
Top CriticThe title is by way of Bruce Springsteen ... but the film itself has as much bite as a pop song by Paul McCartney.
03/25/04
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