Clerks

Kevin Smith

When this came out it seemed fresh and funny and kicked off the mainstream love of truly independent films. Now it seems crudely made, not so fresh and an obvious step in making films as coarse as the folks at the bottom rung of society's ladder talk and behave.

Some of the material was amusing but without the shock value a constant flood of 'fucks' once brought it comes across as adolescent, maybe even juvenile. It will retain its place as a landmark in the history of film but won't ever be seen as good, or even adequate cinema.

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