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Kevin Smith has asked people on his board to spread the word about "Jersey Girl," and since I dig him so highly, I am. First, I love Kevin Smith. My brother took me to see "Chasing Amy" in the theater and I was floored by it, his writing is so fantastic and real, better than real because it's so sharp. "Dogma" was just incredible. "Clerks" is genius. "Mall Rats" is perfect when you just want to laugh and not think too hard. "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back," it was so fun to go to a movie and be in on all the in jokes.
Okay, so all that being said, I had to see "Jersey Girl," if not opening day, at least opening weekend. I went yesterday (again with my brother) and loved the movie. It's really sweet and funny--I was rolling through most of it, and cried at least twice. Everyone in the movie is fantastic, particularly Ben Affleck (who I think always does his best work with Kevin Smith) and Raquel Castro, who plays Ben's daughter.
This movie is being critized by critics and fans for deveating from the Kevin Smith formula of dick-and-fart jokes. First, that's not entirely true, the Kevin Smith sensibility is alive and well throughout the movie (I loved when Ben's character told his pregnant wife that the only reason singers like Janet Jackson and Sheryl Crow are thin is because they're coked-out whores). Second, I completely applaud Kevin Smith for stretching and growing as an artist and a person. Like the character Holden MacNeil in "Chasing Amy," Kevin Smith has found something personal to write about, and he does it so well.
If you like other Kevin Smith movies, go see "Jersey Girl." If you like warm-hearted comedies, go see "Jersey Girl." If you think Ben Affleck looks really great in tight jeans and t-shirts, go see "Jersey Girl."
Stepping off the soap box now. And I think I'll go again myself this weekend.
Okay, so all that being said, I had to see "Jersey Girl," if not opening day, at least opening weekend. I went yesterday (again with my brother) and loved the movie. It's really sweet and funny--I was rolling through most of it, and cried at least twice. Everyone in the movie is fantastic, particularly Ben Affleck (who I think always does his best work with Kevin Smith) and Raquel Castro, who plays Ben's daughter.
This movie is being critized by critics and fans for deveating from the Kevin Smith formula of dick-and-fart jokes. First, that's not entirely true, the Kevin Smith sensibility is alive and well throughout the movie (I loved when Ben's character told his pregnant wife that the only reason singers like Janet Jackson and Sheryl Crow are thin is because they're coked-out whores). Second, I completely applaud Kevin Smith for stretching and growing as an artist and a person. Like the character Holden MacNeil in "Chasing Amy," Kevin Smith has found something personal to write about, and he does it so well.
If you like other Kevin Smith movies, go see "Jersey Girl." If you like warm-hearted comedies, go see "Jersey Girl." If you think Ben Affleck looks really great in tight jeans and t-shirts, go see "Jersey Girl."
Stepping off the soap box now. And I think I'll go again myself this weekend.