Mallrats (1995)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 41
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 19
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Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 7
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Kevin Smith's follow-up to his unexpected hit Clerks details the pointless story of T.S. (Jeremy London) and Brodie (Jason Lee), two suburban New Jersey slackers who decide to head to the mall in search of solace after being dumped by their girlfriends (Shannon Doherty and Claire Forlani, respectively). There the two young men machinate to appear on a game show being staged and also manage to meet comic-book magnate Stan Lee. However, complications arise when the girls show up. ~ Jeremy Beday,
Oct 20, 1995 Wide
Jul 18, 2000
MCA Universal Home Video
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Cast
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Shannen Doherty
Rene -
Jeremy London
T.S. Quint -
Jason Lee
Brodie -
Claire Forlani
Brandi Svenning -
Michael Rooker
Svenning -
Priscilla Barnes
Ivannah -
Ben Affleck
Shannon -
Elizabeth Ashley
Governor Dalton -
David Brinkley
TV Executive No. 1 -
Walter Flanagan
Fan at Comic Store -
Renee Humphrey
Tricia -
Sven Ole Thorsen
La Fours -
Stan Lee
Himself -
Kevin Smith
Silent Bob -
Joey Lauren Adams
Gwen -
Jonathan Brodie
The Priest -
Art James
Gameshow Host -
Jason Mewes
Jay -
Brian O'Halloran
Gill Hicks -
Ethan Suplee
William -
David Klein
Fan at Comic Store -
Scott Mosier
Roddy -
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All Critics (48) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (28) | Rotten (20) | DVD (32)
Mallrats mixes clever bits and an appealing quirkiness (which goes a long way) with gross-out practical jokes, needless repetition and obvious padding, since it has no real plot.
The movie has a few amusing '70s references and there's a wonderfully weird sequence featuring a topless fortune-teller. Overall, though, moviegoers can find much better deals.
If the Sundance Institute or the AFI ever offers a course advising directors of successful first films what to avoid the second time around, Mallrats could be at the heart of the curriculum.
The fatal flaw in plotting the material is that we don't care.
Despite a broad range of effective comedy and a decent laugh-per-minute ratio, Mallrats is likely to be a moderate disappointment for anyone who guffawed their way through the previous film.
Typical Kevin Smith fare; not suitable for kids.
Almost everyone has lively things to say, the topics usually centering on the Kevin Smith triumvirate of sex, comics, and movies.
Ragged, messy, and flat, this is Kevin Smith's sophomore jinx; coming right after Clerks, it was a huge artistic and commercial flop
Described variously as the Blade Runner of comedy, the red-headed stepchild of the Kevin Smith/View Askew movies, and as crap.
There must be a helluva lot of Mallrats fans out there, and I feel pretty confident in saying that they'll pretty much adore this new DVD edition.
How did Kevin Smith gain any fan base? This clunker made a bundle.
Fun, but the least of Smith's Jay and Silent Bob films.
Sophomoric silliness.
Audience Reviews for Mallrats
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- Tricia: When are men going to learn that women want romance, not Mr. Toad's Wild Ride?
- Brodie: Be fair, all right? Everyone wants Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
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- Brodie: I love the smell of commerce in the morning.
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- T.S. Quint: I'd prefer ritual suicide.
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- Brodie: Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, 'the Whale,' they only beat Vancouver once, maybe twice in a lifetime.
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