7/10
Kevin Smith is back ... with a "porno"
14 January 2009
All the dedicated Kevin Smith fans should rejoice - the great man is back in action. It's been a long time since we've seen him like this, so in a certain sense, Kevin makes a comeback with "Zack and Miri." By the way, while the title suggest something pretty vulgar the film is really only slightly more vulgar then the "Clerks" or its sequel. It's just that some of the things that clerks only talk about actually happen in "Zack and Miri." And speaking of "Clerks," the connections to it are everywhere. The opening scene sees Zack and Miri waking up, then comes the dialog's in the café Zack works for - pure clerks-style, and then of course Zack uses the said café to shoot the film - just like Kevin Smith shoot "Clerks" in the store he worked for. "Zack and Miri" are full of laughs, most of them dirty, others - extremely dirty. But unless you're going to watch it in the company of your grandma - who cares? Just look out for performances of Justin Long as a gay porn star, as well as our old friends - Jeff Anderson (video store clerk from "Clerks") and Jason Mewes (Jay). In fact it looks to be the first time that Mewes appears in Smith's movie, playing someone other than Jay, but for the same reason don't expect to see Silent Bob. But of course, don't be mislead by the porno bits and dirty jokes - "Zack and Miri" is first of all a love story, even if it's the weirdest one ever seen on screen.
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