What I really like about Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back are the in-jokes about precisely how Jay and Silent Bob aren't characters cut out to be leading men in their own movie. They are right.
Jay and Bob have functioned brilliantly as the supporting characters in previous Kevin Smith movies. When given the leading roles, they manage to be funny but they also manage to overdo it.
Jay (Jason Mewes) is a character I like, however, of all the movies he's been in, I like him the least in this one and it's mostly because he doesn't work as a leading man. He was very good in Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy (that one scene) and Dogma. But in this one, his humor got tiring and got a little repetitive. It's a good thing that in Clerks II he returned to the supporting part and was as great as I remembered.
Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) is such a fun character for a guy who says so little. In Clerks he was like Jay's shadow, he was very introverted and hardly given a personality. In Mallrats the new Silent Bob was born, the lovable guy who was more extroverted and way funnier. This version was seen again in Chasing Amy and Dogma. In this movie, he's my favorite character. Like I said, Jay's humor got a bit repetitive, but it's a good thing that The Bob was there to even it out.
The supporting characters are a laugh riot. Cameos everywhere featuring Shannen Doherty, Wes Craven, Carrie Fisher and more. My favorites would have to be Ben Affleck and Matt Damon playing themselves in one of the funniest parts of the movie. Chris Rock was very funny and Mark Hamill was hilarious as well.
Overall, a weak but decent movie. It's not as entertaining as Smith's previous efforts but it does manage to have some very funny parts and a bunch of fun characters.
Jay and Bob have functioned brilliantly as the supporting characters in previous Kevin Smith movies. When given the leading roles, they manage to be funny but they also manage to overdo it.
Jay (Jason Mewes) is a character I like, however, of all the movies he's been in, I like him the least in this one and it's mostly because he doesn't work as a leading man. He was very good in Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy (that one scene) and Dogma. But in this one, his humor got tiring and got a little repetitive. It's a good thing that in Clerks II he returned to the supporting part and was as great as I remembered.
Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) is such a fun character for a guy who says so little. In Clerks he was like Jay's shadow, he was very introverted and hardly given a personality. In Mallrats the new Silent Bob was born, the lovable guy who was more extroverted and way funnier. This version was seen again in Chasing Amy and Dogma. In this movie, he's my favorite character. Like I said, Jay's humor got a bit repetitive, but it's a good thing that The Bob was there to even it out.
The supporting characters are a laugh riot. Cameos everywhere featuring Shannen Doherty, Wes Craven, Carrie Fisher and more. My favorites would have to be Ben Affleck and Matt Damon playing themselves in one of the funniest parts of the movie. Chris Rock was very funny and Mark Hamill was hilarious as well.
Overall, a weak but decent movie. It's not as entertaining as Smith's previous efforts but it does manage to have some very funny parts and a bunch of fun characters.