I have been a Kevin Smith fan for a long long time. Ever since Clerks first came out on VHS and I got a screener copy from my parents video store, I became a huge fan. And I have followed his work ever since. Now I don't want people to think since I am a huge fan that I am biased, he has made some that I am not much of a fan of, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back is my least favorite of them all, it was just a little too cartoony and stupid for me, but it was still entertaining. Clerks 2 was great but that whole, dance number thing was dumb. Chasing Amy and Clerks though, are my favorite movies that he has done. Mallrats, it's good but Jeremy London ruins that movie. Dogma is damned good and original. And then he tried to branch out with Jersey Girl, which was actually pretty damn good. So after Clerks 2, Kevin Smith decided to branch out once more with Zack and Miri.
I had one huge complaint about this movie, but I later found out that I shouldn't. See I HATED how it ended, hated it. But I later found out it's one of those damn movies where the real ending is shown during the credits, which I didn't stick around for since I had to take a damn leak. So, turns out, my biggest complaint wouldn't have been if I didn't have to pee. So I found out what happens during the credits and all that good stuff and with that I have to say....
This is Kevin Smiths best movie.
The acting, the writing, the look and feel, even the music. Everything is great. Anyone that has seen commercials or previews know the story, Zack and Miri, best friends since the 1st grade, are roommates, and broke, power off, water off, things are going to hell so Zack decides that they should make a porno. Of course, hijinks ensue, but then things take a turn and something more comes from a movie that seems that it's just about two people making a porno. Who knew that a movie about porn and has poop in it can turn out to be one of the best romantic comedies I have seen in a long time.
Originally Rosario Dawson was supposed to play the role of Miri, but due to her working on Eagle Eye she had to bow out, enter Elizabeth Banks, and thank god. I think that if Rosario had played Miri, she wouldn't have done a better job than Banks did as Miri. Now a couple weeks ago people were pissed about how Elizabeth Banks was willing to be nude for the movie but Kevin Smith told her that he didn't need her to get nude in the movie. So of course guys get a little annoyed with this but honestly, it works. Her not getting topless in the movie makes sense, and is even addressed in the movie as part of the story. If she did, it would have killed a lot of what made this movie so great.
Anyways this movie is getting mixed reviews, and the bad reviews I have read seem to be from people that didn't even watch the movie, (like the Entertainment Weekly reviewer who obviously didn't pay any attention to the movie.) Of course this movie isn't for everyone, I know my parents wouldn't want any part of this movie, especially after the anal scene, yeesh.
General rating. 8/10
Out of all of Kevin Smiths movies. 10/10
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