Mallrats
T.S. and his best friend, Brodie, seek refuge in a mall after their girlfriends break up with them. There the two young men machinate to appear on a game show being staged and also manage to meet comic-book magnate Stan Lee, and then, the girls show up.
December1972
25 May 1976, Manhattan, New York, USA
20 December 1969, New York City, New York, USA
7 November 1972, San Diego, California, USA
9 January 1968, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
28 December 1922, New York City, New York, USA
2 August 1970, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
23 October 1967, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
30 August 1939, Ocala, Florida, USA
27 January 1975, San Mateo, California, USA
18 October 1986, USA
23 July 1968, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
5 March 1971
12 April 1971, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
25 April 1970, Orange, California, USA
September 27, 2007
Almost everyone has lively things to say, the topics usually centering on the Kevin Smith triumvirate of sex, comics, and movies.
February 13, 2001
If the Sundance Institute or the AFI ever offers a course advising directors of successful first films what to avoid the second time around, Mallrats could be at the heart of the curriculum.
January 01, 2000
Despite a broad range of effective comedy and a decent laugh-per-minute ratio, Mallrats is likely to be a moderate disappointment for anyone who guffawed their way through the previous film.
December 27, 2006
Ragged, messy, and flat, this is Kevin Smith's sophomore jinx; coming right after Clerks, it was a huge artistic and commercial flop
April 20, 2014
Retains enough Smith-isms to help navigate all potholes in execution. Flawed, yes, but Mallrats has its charms when it isn't shoving its hand up its own hindquarters.
May 20, 2003
Mallrats mixes clever bits and an appealing quirkiness (which goes a long way) with gross-out practical jokes, needless repetition and obvious padding, since it has no real plot.
January 01, 2000
Smith has slicked up his follow-up vision of Slackerville USA, but the outcome is nowhere near as brash and original.
January 01, 2011
Typical Kevin Smith fare; not suitable for kids.
October 15, 2004
How did Kevin Smith gain any fan base? This clunker made a bundle.
January 01, 2000
The fatal flaw in plotting the material is that we don't care.
September 22, 2005
There must be a helluva lot of Mallrats fans out there, and I feel pretty confident in saying that they'll pretty much adore this new DVD edition.
January 01, 2000
Between the routines and retorts, there's a lot of narrative dead air -- and far too many new guests.
