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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) Rank 2 Reviews
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Xi-online (Sven Gerrets)
Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
At times fun but mostly maddeningly uneven, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back feels less like a full-fledged movie than a side project Smith took on to amuse himself and his buddies. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Empire Magazine (--)
Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
A raunchy parody that's hip-deep in the mainstream it aims to rip, and sometimes does despite a glut of smug inside jokes. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
The picture lacks the mix of innocence and savagery that branded [Smith's] other films. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
If there were ever a movie that deserved that label "For Fans Only", this is it. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
As Jay and Silent Bob, Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith are the perfect comedy team for smart, dirty-minded 15-year-olds, which means just about all of us. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Objectif cinéma (Yves Gaillard)
Cinema 2000 (Eurico de Barros; João Lopes)
Boxoffice Magazine
eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
If Dogma and Chasing Amy were incisive comedies that breathed life into a stagnating genre, then Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is Kevin Smith’s suicide note. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Some kind of ultra-democratic, do-what-you-like, Felliniesque pipe dream, a party to which you're invited, can have a good time at, even if you sit out a few numbers. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Not clever enough for Smith fans, not gross enough to compete on the Farrelly brothers' ground, the movie feels like a kind of self-congratulatory fake. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...a rather crude, strongly self-indulgent, and often repetitious comedy that, nonetheless, was largely amiable and good-natured. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
The movie is so conventional that it ends up being just as cliched as the Hollywood filmmaking system it sends up. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
It's not by any means a good movie. But Jay and Silent Bob is one heck of a good laugh. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
...In the end you just really feel sorry for Mark Hamill, I mean really can't he get better parts than in unfunny comedies? ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Movie Marshal (Jason Szabo)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Een fans of Jay and Silent Bob may find the story too slender and the jokes too repetitive to be much fun. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
There are lots of hilarious, off-the-wall incidents, and the film has a likable freewheeling spirit to go with its knockabout plot. But the film isn't as remotely funny as it means to be. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
It's hit-or-miss comedy of the very broadest sort, but those who groove on deciphering obscure film-geek in-jokes will find their work more than cut out for them. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
This may be the greatest picture ever made for 14-year-old boys. Mr. Smith may have hit his target, but he aimed very low. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
The movie is sloppy and scattershot, and proud of it. It wears its slipshod, anything-for-a-laugh structure like a badge of honor: Smith is nothing if not self-deprecating. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
I can't imagine how Smith can capture a big enough audience to pay off this private joke, but the inner geek in me had too much fun to care. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
IOFilm
While on the road, the boys are picked up by the cast of Scooby Do (not very funny) and then by four beautiful women, headed by Shannon Elizabeth who immediately develops a fondness for Jay. Of course, it turns out that they are international jewel ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at IOFilm
DigitalVD.de (Carsten Scheibe)
Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Shows how stupid and unfulfilled these two slackers are, but also shows them getting enormous sums of money and the adoration of attractive women. Every slacker’s wet dream. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Like The Blues Brothers , this film has a ridiculous conceit that doesn't quite work. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Humor leans heavily on elementary pop-culture parody, a particularly tiresome and parasitic form of humor that depends on an audience of smirking know-it-alls who can be trusted to snicker whenever they get the reference. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Slate (David Edelstein)
Most of all, I enjoyed the picture's subtext, which is that Smith has become so sensitized to Internet abuse -- that the cathartic climax consists of tracking down bellicose posters (all of whom turn out to be adolescent dweebs) and pummeling the crap ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Variety (Scott Foundas)
This represents at least as much of an artistic setback for Smith as "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma" were advances. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Variety (Scott Foundas)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Smith's unrepentantly juvenile sense of humor leans heavily on elementary pop-culture parody, a particularly tiresome and parasitic form of humor that depends on an audience of smirking know-it-alls who can be trusted to snicker whenever they get the ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
Now that Smith has gotten these characters and jokes out of his system, here's hoping he can turn to material that doesn't require winking at the audience. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Typical of road comedies, it's a pastiche of sketches. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
I don't know if the new movie is Smith's weakest. It's certainly his most disposable, a warmed-over hash of jokes that will have Mewes fans rolling with laughter and the rest of us rolling our eyes in disbelief. ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
TheWorldJournal.com (Giancarlo De Lisi)
Kevin Smith was once a director who showed tremendous potential in delivering some solid laughs through some great films. 'Clerks' and 'Chasing Amy' all proved to be some well made films with a subtle yet funny message. Unfortunately, the potential in my ...read the complete Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie review at TheWorldJournal.com (Giancarlo De Lisi)
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