It's been 25 years, and I think I can finally see the sailboat... I am not sure the statute of limitations is over on this, but I downloaded Mallrats in 8th grade, and I think it changed my life. (For legal reasons, this is a joke.) Mallrats was my gateway drug into the world of Kevin Smith. That world, like ours, has extreme highs and extreme lows. and somehow Mallrats encapsulates everything in the Smith aura. It's both a movie from someone who can deeply connect to basic emotions and speak to an audience, but also can lean into the idiosyncratic goofiness of Smith, which does not always translate into mainstream entertainment. On this anniversary of Mallrats, Smith himself feels conflicted about his sophomore effort. After all, this was a movie that was seen as a crazy disappointment. Not only did critics savage it, but the box office was also limited. At the time, this really pained Smith, but in the years since, he's come to peace with the movie and even plans to shoot a sequel next year. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 22 October, 2020