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Rating:  - Deals with lesbianism, sex, friendship, relationships, etc
Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) and Banky (Jason Lee) write a comic book together titled "Bluntman & Chronic." One day at a convention their gay friend Hooper (Dwight Ewell) introduces them to a fellow comic book writer, Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams). For Holden it's love at first sight. He totally falls for Alyssa, but when he finds out she's a lesbian, that kind of changes things a little bit. You have to be an adult about this movie. You can't go in seeing it thinking it's just another Kevin Smith comedy. This one deals with a very serious subject that really makes you think. It's funny, but it really makes you think. This is probably Kevin Smith's best. Though it does kind of leave you hanging, it's a great film. You all should see it....that is if you think you can handle it.
Rating: - Best of the Jersey trilogy
Which might seem profane to some fans. But I saw "Clerks," and thought it was funny. I loathed "Mallrats" and I adored "Dogma" for all the so-called controversy it caused. ("Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" was moderately entertaining.) But unlike a lot of Jersey fans, I don't watch these movies for Jay or Silent Bob. I watch them b/c Kevin Smith has an incredible gift for dialogue. His films are usually short on visuals and long on conversation and nowhere is that more evident than "Chasing Amy."It's an interesting film and like "Dogma," it's very blunt and explicit. (I wouldn't suggest watching this with your parents unless you're really comfortable with them.) This film deals with sexuality and its emotional and psychological effects. It brought up a lot of issues that most people, much less movies, avoid like the plague: sexual inadequency, sexual confusion, and heteorosexuality/homosexuality, to name a few. There's many nuances in the film and I liked it that when Ben Afleck finally got the girl, the movie didn't end. It showed the aftermath, much of it messy. Most romantic comedies show the happily ever after ending when truly, the real challenge in love affairs is not winning the girl's/the guy's love, but keeping it and letting it grow and mature. Which isn't to say the movie isn't funny. It's hilarious...especially the Jaws referenced scene in the night club when Banky and Alyssa compare sexual battle scars. Priceless! So it's short on sight gags and dick-and-fart jokes, and Jay and Silent Bob are only in the flick for 5 minutes, where Bob explains who is Amy and why he's chasing her....but out of all Kevin Smith's films, I enjoyed this one the best. I eagerly await his new film "Jersey Girl."
Rating: - The best Kevin Smith movie
"Clerks" was great. "Mallrats" was funny too. "Dogma" was good, and so was "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back." However, my personal favorite would definitely have to be "Chasing Amy." This is the most intellegent, dramatic, and cleverly hilarious movie of the Jay and Silent Bob movies. Ben Affleck plays Holden McNeil, a fairly successful comic book artist living with his comic book partner and best friend, Banky (played excellently by Jason Lee). Holden meets a girl named Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams) who shares the same profession but isn't quite as successful...and who also happens to be a lesbian. However, Holden falls in love with her, and by some miracle of fate, ends up getting her as his girlfriend. But Banky becomes jealous of her because even though he and Holden have been best friends for twenty years, Holden hardly ever spends any time with him now because of Alyssa. Banky digs up some dirt on her, and the rest can be revealed by watching. This is Kevin Smith's best movie, because it is very dramatic and romantic, but still manages to have all the usual clever yet hilarious dialogue in it. Definitely get this one, it's awesome.
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