31 out of 38 people found the following review helpful:

Classic Cult Comedy

A Customer from Belfast, Northern Ireland, 17th April, 2004

The first of the Kevin Smith movies (followed by Mallrats, Chasing Amy etc) it was understandably low budget (hence the black and white) but that should not take away from what is a brillant script and the introduction of Jay and Silent Bob into the world.
Basic plot: The things that happen to a convenience store clerk on the day that he's not even meant to be there.

Not one for the kiddies (rather adult humour in it) but quick whitty script will make it thoughly enjoyable for anyone who has ever worked in customer service.

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20 out of 27 people found the following review helpful:

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winklepedia from from Liverpool, 24th April, 2005

Clerks was the film that announced the arrival of Kevin Smith on the film scene, filled with some of the best dialogue and brilliant humour you have ever seen committed to film, clerks is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Made in 1994 for a Micro Budget of 27 thousand dollars which was raised by lying about his employment status to Credit Card companies then maxing out the cards they sent him, it was huge risk for the New Jersey Convenience store worker, but a risk that paid off with the film being shown at the Sundance film festival then being picked up by Harvey Weinstein at Miramax, although the film was only bought for 227 thousand Dollars it was the foot in the door that Smith needed to get his career off the ground. He has now made 6 pictures in all along with best friend and producer Scott Moiser who he met while at Film school in Vancouver prior to the filming of clerks. All of Smith?s films share the same humour as Clerks as well as many of the same cast in many cases. Although the film is in black and white it adds to the feel of the movie and is no way a bad thing. Smith has often said the look of the film helped make it as popular as it is, making everyone who watches feel as though they have discovered it. If you like Star Wars, foul language or just are looking for a good Laugh this is the film for you. Snootch 2 the Nootch!!

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10 out of 13 people found the following review helpful:

Clerk's is for dedicated Kevin Smith Fans

Karpy from South Wales, 7th November, 2006

Clerks is good if you like Kevin Smith. Shows early development of Characters such as Jay and Silent Bob. The story is kind of slow but still funny. Stick with it. Its a low budget film that is shot in Black and White just so you know! All in all a film worth watching if you haven't seen Kevins later films or are a die hard fan or got nothing better to do!

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8 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Unpleasant

A Customer from London, 27th October, 2006

Crass, monosyllabic, puerile, and tedious. We knew already that such people existed, but to make them watchable we need to be told more than that. This film neither explores its characters' motivations nor offers possibilities for their development, so it's just meaninglessly awful.

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very funny and stylish piece of cinema

sherriffflood from , 23rd December, 2009

This film is a very stylish piece of cinema, and I was always interested and amused with the dialogue. The acting is a bit iffy sometimes (especially from the main character) but it doesn't detract from a great film. There's not enough of these!

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Great Film

A Customer from Chatham, 14th October, 2009

Really enjoyed this film - Not really a horror but more of comedy with some really funny characters.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Worst film I've EVER seen, bar none!

A Customer from Nottingham, 11th October, 2009

Recently watched this film while at a friend's house and, my god, what a terrible film. After 10 minutes I was praying for the credits. Low budget, poorly acted, bad script, migrane-inducing cinemaphotography all amount to a film chronicling a day in the life of two men working in a convenience store. The film goes nowhere and the 'comedy' isn't funny. Jay & Silent Bob are in this, but my 9 year old son could have done a better acting job than everyone in this film put together. Save your money and *AVOID* - it's terrible. Giving half a star to this film is too generous in my view.

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Customer service at its finest

Leni from , 14th September, 2009

This is a genuine low-budget masterpiece, with a brilliant script and some dazzling acting. It's a bit in-your-face at start-up, but the characters (especially for me Jay and Bob) bring it all home.

So 4 stars for the theatrical cut.

The First Cut is really a slightly blurry version of the Theatrical, with some boring self-congratulatory reminiscence at the start that had me reaching for the remote.

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