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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 144 Fresh: 76  Rotten:68 Average Rating: 5.6/10
 
Consensus: Fans can expect a good laugh as the cast from Smith's previous films reunite for Jay and Silent Bob's last bow. The loose plotting and crude language may be too much for others though.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Theatrical Release: Aug 24, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $29,885,424

Synopsis: Writer-director Kevin Smith's fifth and final installment of his New Jersey Chronicles (which began in 1994 with the breakout, low-budget comedy CLERKS) is a chance for scene-stealing, foulmouthed stoner Jay (Jason Mewes) and his taciturn sidekick/"hetero life mate" Silent Bob (Smith)... Writer-director Kevin Smith's fifth and final installment of his New Jersey Chronicles (which began in 1994 with the breakout, low-budget comedy CLERKS) is a chance for scene-stealing, foulmouthed stoner Jay (Jason Mewes) and his taciturn sidekick/"hetero life mate" Silent Bob (Smith) to carry their own movie. When comic store mogul Brodie (Jason Lee, reprising his MALLRATS role) informs Jay and Silent Bob that a movie featuring their comic book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, is about to be made, the duo demands a cut from the comic's creator, Holden (Ben Affleck, in his CHASING AMY role). Holden explains that his ex-partner, Banky (Lee again) has sold them out, and shows them some angry Internet posts from Bluntman and Chronic fans. Fearing for their reputations, Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country odyssey to Hollywood to stop the film. En route, they run afoul of a Charlie's Angels-type jewelry thief ring--one of whom, Justice (Shannon Elizabeth) takes a liking to Jay--an orangutan, a Federal Wildlife Marshall (Will Ferrell), and Miramax studio security. Smith's fond farewell to his intertwined Jersey characters is a lovingly crude, broad comedy rife with celebrity cameos, slapstick movie spoofs, and clever jabs at Hollywood. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, Diedrich Bader

Director: Kevin Smith
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Producer: Scott Mosier
Composer: Tim Simonec, James Venable

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 19, 2006

[DVD Details]

Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Blue BD Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround Sound - French
  • Subtitles - English SDH, French

Additional Release Material:

  • Commentaries - 1. Kevin Smith - Director/Star, Scott Mosier - Producer/Editor, Jason Mewes - Star

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08/07/08
Bob Grimm
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Has the lazy, bric-a-brac atmosphere of one of those blown-off movies made during down time on some bigger affair.

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06/23/08
Scott Foundas
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A mess, yes, but a funny and highly enjoyable one.

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06/23/08
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I have no idea how it'll play for people unfamiliar with Smith's work, but I rolled with it.

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09/24/07
Rob Gonsalves
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3/4

The film feels like a download of Mr. Smith's brain.

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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
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3/5

Tune out the dreck and there are enough laughs for it to be worthwhile.

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12/30/06
Adam Smith
Empire Magazine
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4/5

What do you want, some meditation on the human condition?

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07/22/06
Ron Wells
Film Threat
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The perfect curtain call for these much-loved, wise but oh so stupid slackers.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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I feel a strange disturbance in the Force.

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01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
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While that may be enough for teenage fans, anyone expecting more will be sorely disappointed.

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02/25/04
Andrew Rodgers
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...a madcap comedy that rarely disappoints.

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08/01/03
David Nusair
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Along with CLERKS, it makes a nice bookend to [Kevin] Smith's Jersey chronicles

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
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If not a masterpiece of thespianism, it's at least a fun ride through Smith's quirky mind and the lives of his unique characters.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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There’s an awful lot to enjoy here, even if you’re not a hardcore Smith fan.

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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
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Long live Jay and Silent Bob!

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10/17/02
Jimmy O
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At some point, irreverence and wit notwithstanding, enough is enough.

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Mewes is a strangely compelling lead, and that in itself is good reason enough to see the film. That is, if the fact that this is the funniest movie of the year hasn't convinced you yet!

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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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A self-indulgent trip for Smith; pity, there's a fun movie in there dying to come out.

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09/09/02
Urban Cinefile Critics
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Poorly acted, poorly written, and absolutely entertaining.

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08/12/02
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com
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...In the end you just really feel sorry for Mark Hamill, I mean really can't he get better parts than in unfunny comedies?

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08/02/02
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