Clerks III

Clerks III

After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Stars: Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Rosario Dawson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Austin Zajur, Scott Schiaffo, Justin Long, Fred Armisen, Ben Affleck, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Harley Quinn Smith, Ming Chen, Walt Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Mike Zapcic, Jason szalma, Lisa hampton, AJ Wilkerson, Bob Leszczak, Robert Hawk, Ernest O'Donnell, Dave Ferrier, Brian Quinn, Ralph Garman, Melissa Benoist, Danny Trejo, Joe Gatto, James Murray, Bobby Moynihan, Grace Smith, Sal Vulcano, Ethan Suplee, Donnell Rawlings, Kate Micucci, Marc Bernardin, Freddie Prinze Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Amy Sedaris, Chris Wood, Scott Mosier, Jake Richardson, Michelle Buteau, Marc Bernardin, AnnaMarie Brown, Yassir Lester
  • Director: Kevin Smith
 Comments
  • nordvallandreas - 10 May 2024
    "Good enough."
    None of the playfully stylized and witty banter from the first one, and none of the creative camerawork or production value from Clerks 2. The subject matter of the script is interesting, but the craftsmanship is sloppy. It feels like they just rolled cameras with minimal attention to cinematography or blocking, then just asked the actors to improvise some curse words and pop culture references. There is an interesting story buried somewhere in here, but it is frustrating watching Kevin Smith basically fly on autopilot for the majority of the film. The majority of his story is just filler with cameos and montages. The comedy and drama is often very tonally confused and feels forced and incincere. For as much as he makes self-deprecating about his own skills as a visual filmmaker, never has it been more apparent than in Clerks III. The original two films stand as inspired and masterful examples of how to shoot film dialogue in engaging ways, while this one is more in the spirit of Yoga Hosers and aims for the bare minimum in technical execution with Kevin's "good enough" attitude.
  • Floated2 - 15 October 2023
    More personal reflecting on nostalgia
    Many of Kevin Smith's recent films seem to be based upon a certain nostalgic factor as he seems to be aware his best days (popularity mainstream wise) are behind him. After viewing the Jay and Silent Bob reboot, it's clear he's thinking in the past.

    Clerks 3 seems very personal in tone as it pays homage and has callbacks to the original Clerks and Clerks 2. This film isn't very funny but has its intent in comedic moments but the film deals with quite serious topics where it is more sad and depressing than funny. Much more of a drama than comedy.

    Both leads of Dante and Randall really aren't likeable but do feel like real people. Good writing in making them feel authentic. However in this film, did not necessarily care about their schemes. Of course it is quite sad in the end considering this franchise spawned nearly 30 years and Clerks 3 is the definitive ending.

    Jay and Silent Bob appear here and are reduced to their same antics. This time it feels more forced and isn't funny. In the end Clerks 3 isn't great and is the weakest of the franchise. Decent enough for diehard fans but to non fans, they may not get the inside jokes and references.