Clerks II

Clerks II



The first Clerks movie ended on a bit of a cliffhanger. With Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) dumping his girlfriend (With a little help from Randal, Jeff Anderson), before realising she was his one true love. And simultaneously loosing the girl he thought he loved to some dead guy with a hard-on.
Any fan of the original movie would tell you that a little bit of closure would be nice, but does Clerks 2 deliver?

The story starts with the quick stop burning down (Again, with help from Randal) and both Dante and Randal finding new jobs in Mooby's fast food restaurant. The earlier relationship is still intact with Dante still unsure of his life's direction and Randal offering insightful sarcasm instead of advice.

But now it looks like Dante has found a purpose; He's moving to Florida with his hot fiance to work in her father's Car Wash. Everything should be sweet, until you realise that he's in the same predicament as before. He's clearly in love with his boss Becks (Rosario Dawson), who he had a one night fling with, but as usual leaves this realisation to the last minute.

Randal, on the other hand, isn't as preoccupied with the larger problems in life, but, instead, tries to organize a live Donkey sex show as a going away present for his unwitting friend. At the same time tormenting his co-Worker Elias about how shit Lord of the Rings is.

The movie flows predictably towards Dante's big dilemma. Should he go with his Girlfriend to Florida or stay with his true love in New Jersey. Of course, Randal is on hand to dispense the cruel advice that is required to motivate him.

The conversations in this film are Electric. Dragging gutter talk to the big screen is what Clerks is all about. Randal was invented for that very purpose with Jay and Silent Bob to back him up. Kevin Smith is second only to Tarantino when it comes to quotable dialogue. Both of whom are pioneers in the Indie movie world.

The problem with this film is the very thing that I thought would be great about it; The Closure. It all just comes together a bit too easily. Jay and Silent Bob just happen to have a shit load of cash they're willing to loan to Randal and Dante so they can buy and reopen the quick stop. Sure it's a fairytale ending, but even then it seems like a last minute gesture to gift wrap the series.

And just what exactly was the West Side Story dance routine all about?

Verdict 7/10
A neat and tidy ending that over eggs the pudding.