4/4  Living in the shadows of Dante And Randal.
Clerks was the first Kevin Smith film I saw, followed by the sequel, Clerks 2. The Clerks series is a favourite among View Askew fans, and I love them myself. Like children. But while watching Mallrats, Brodie and T.S, are like Jay And Sil... (read full)

3/4  Would you like a chocolate covered pretzel?
I hadn't seen Clerks when I heard about this film. A lot of my friends told me that I would have to watch it, but when I heard that it was Kevin Smiths second film, I decided that I would have to see Clerks first. I became a fan of his mov... (read full)

2.5/4  Mallrats Quick Review
definitely feel that this is one of Kevin Smith's weaker films. I love Smith to death.. but as a second film not so great. It wasn't as good as Clerks was, that's for sure.

3/4  Mallrats Quick Review
A good movie in my opinion that is more than just an amateur mash of kids roaming a mall. While I have never been a fan of Kevin Smith, this one still could be his second best film if one views it with a positive mind. See this for culture.

3/4  Mallrats Quick Review
The most maligned of Kevin Smith's films, Mallrats is more slapstick than the sophisticated ruminations of Clerks. Still, I for one, still think Mallrats is damn funny and deserves a better reputation than most give it.

5/5 Underrated
  by Matthew Allard (Cleveland, OH)
This is one of Kevin Smith's funniest films, and definitely the most underrated.

Truly a time capsule of a film, Mallrats is very "90's": Sega, comic books, and just malls in general help paint an almost endearing portrait of 90's consumerism at its funniest.

This film is no landmark, but it is very funny and, if nothing else, introduced us to the comic genius of Jason Lee.

5/5 The Sleeper hit of the 90s
  by Samuel Rivera (New York)
Being a very hard critic of comedy films, I hope that people take that into concideration when I call this film a great comedy with memorable Characters, excellent dialogue, and a stellar cast.
The film is built around the premise of two friends who lose their girlfriends the same day and spend the rest of the film trying to get them back. This is all played out with the local mall as the the backdrop. As I said before, the characters are memorable. Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith whose also the director)are scene steelers. I defy anyone not to memorize the phrase "Snootchie Bootchie Nootchies". As for the rest of the cast Ben Afleck is a credible villan. Shannon Doherty is in prime form. Jeremy London(TS) is hilarious and Jason Lee as Brodie puts in a legendary performance. Its rude, Its crude, but its also a comedy gem.

5/5 cult-tastic
  by J. Staples (Auburn, WA USA)
this movie reminds me of being thirteen and searching the local video store for hidden gems on a summer night. this was the begining of my love of kevin smith movies. buy this movie.

3/5 3 stars out of 4
  by One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:

One of Kevin Smith's lesser works, Mallrats sometimes suffers from poor acting (though admittedly it's hard to make Smith's hyper-cool dialogue sound spontaneous) and isn't terribly well plotted, but it's a reasonably entertaining film.

5/5 MALLRATS RULES!
  by Warren F. Lachow (FL)
The movie is great. The extendend edition explains a little better the final cut. Watch both!