I'm so sorry that it has taken me this long to review a Kevin Smith film!!! And it can be argued, but I still think that Mallrats is a great, hilarious film! It is still my favorite of Mr. Smith's library, and I believe it is very underrated.
Critics absolutely hated this movie and it just goes to show that most of them do not understand the Generation X perspective. These critics didn't hang out in malls, or f*ck around all day. We did! And it's obvious that Kevin did. I really find Kevin and his films very relatable, personally.
This movie follows TS (Jeremy London) and his bumbling yet lovable pal Brody (Jason Lee) as they try to win back TS's girlfriend who has volunteered to be a contestant on her fathers dating game show, which just happens to be taking place in the local mall. Both of our male characters have lost their better halves and set out on a mission to win them back. Brandi, Claire Forlani, feeling guilty after the original female contestant dies, "mid backstroke", in a pool after TS tells the girl that the tv cameras add 10 pounds, postpones a planned trip to Florida with TS where he had planned on purposing to Brandi at Universal Studios when Jaws pops out of the water.
Along the way you meet the likes of Jay and Silent Bob, played by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith himself. They are the two comedic fools "hired" to insure that the show never happens. You also come across the likes of Gwen, played by the beautiful Joey Lauren Adams, Rene (Brody's ex) played by Shannen Doherty, Shannon Hamilton played by Ben Affleck, Willam played by the great Ethan Suplee, Mr. Svenning played by Michael Rooker, and Mr. Excelsior himself, Stan Lee!
Each character lending to the uproarious happenings at this New Jersey Mall. We discover that Stan Lee is signing autographs, Rene has been propositioned by Brody's nemesis Shannon Hamilton (proprietor of the store The Fashionable Male), Willam is trying desperately to see a sailboat, Gwen is driving us guys insane with her shopping ways, and Mr. Svenning and his daughter Brandi are involved in the earlier mentioned game show. And remember kids, never trust a man offering chocolate covered pretzels!
This movie is the comic book nerds "Mission Impossible"! So many comic references and exploits! I can not express how much I love this movie and how important it is to me. It made me realize that there were a lot of other people out there like me, and that maybe I wasn't the odd man out. Thanks for that Kevin.
The dialog and banter is so well written by Smith. He is a modern day wordsmith. You can tell that Kevin Smith understands the modern love story for nerds. He writes from a personal place and from the heart. This is a truly great film for comic fans, and anyone who loves well written stories. I would recommend this for anyone over the age of 13. I just wish Smith could have found a way to incorporate Randel from Clerks into this film. I would have loved to have seen a scene with Randel and Brody going back and forth.
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