Chasing Amy
Holden and Banky colleagues in the profession which is the cartoonist and the best friends for 20 years. They both know Alyssa, a beautiful girl and also a cartoonist. Holden quickly falls in love with Alyssa. This feeling may threaten the longstanding friendship between Holden and Banky and cause numerous problems for all three.
23 October 1967, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
16 August 1973, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
15 August 1972, Berkeley, California, USA
2 August 1970, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
20 December 1969, New York City, New York, USA
1 December 1962, New York City, New York, USA
9 January 1968, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
25 July 1965, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
11 March 1973, New Jersey, USA
24 November 1968
25 May 1976, Manhattan, New York, USA
5 March 1971
23 May 1968, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
21 June 1973, New Jersey, USA
6 April 1991, New York City, New York, USA
10 August 1965
12 August 1975, Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA
8 October 1970, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
February 07, 2014
The movie reinforces his gift for dialogue, but his ability to handle actors, compose scenes or keep track of his own story is negligible.
February 07, 2014
There is a lot of frank conversation about the technical aspects of sex between women, but Holden and Banky are written more like sniggering eighth graders than inquisitive adults.
February 07, 2014
The performances are universally strong. The goateed Affleck makes for a particularly sympathetic protagonist; he has the looks and confidence of a lady-killer, but nagging befuddlement and vulnerability are rarely far from the surface.
February 07, 2014
Chasing Amy often is convulsively funny.
February 07, 2014
Slowly, like a latent teen pulled against his will into adulthood, Kevin Smith is growing up. But he's not growing quietly.
February 07, 2014
With their matching hipster goatees and deadpan cynicism, Affleck and Lee evince the easy rapport of old buds.
February 07, 2014
As in Smith's debut film, Clerks, there's something about the scruffy Chasing Amy that breaks through the pretenses of more conventional movies.
February 07, 2014
Chasing Amy represents a change in direction for Smith, with drama before gags. A chick flick for blokes.
February 07, 2014
Although [Smith's] dialogue is often witty, he still relies on blunt sexual humor to get his point across.
February 07, 2014
Chasing Amy is not yet a mature work Smith still needs a style to go with his sensibility but its yearning for maturity is palpable and touching.
February 07, 2014
[A] cool, hilarious and sexy romantic comedy.
February 07, 2014
Even when its young, uncertain characters appear to be in danger of talking (and whining) themselves to death, there's something genuine and charmingly naive about their attempts to make sense of their feelings.
