Chasing Amy
Cast
Ben Affleck .... Holden McNeil
Joey Lauren Adams .... Alyssa Jones
Jason Lee .... Banky Edwards
Dwight Ewell .... Hooper LaMont
Jason Mewes .... Jay
Kevin Smith .... Silent Bob
Directed by
Kevin Smith
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Rater #1
Has Not Seen Movie
Rater #2
6/10. Third in Kevin Smith's series of five "View Askew" films, Chasing Amy
is probably his least funny of the ones I've seen (half of Clerks.,
Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back), and, although it's a better
movie than the others, doesn't have that unique "Kevin Smith" film.
Although this film had some, I like my crude humor just out there and
said, instead of hidden underneath, subtly hinting only.
After a very annoying opening credit sequence, we meet Holden McNeil
(Ben Affleck) and Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) in a regular Smith moment
with Banky arguing with a customer at a comic convention over the
correct definition of his job as an inker on a comic book; the
customer just says he traces the lines. Then they meet Hooper (Dwight
Ewell), who, at first, seems a lot like Chris Rock's Chaka Luther
King in JASBSB, and he introduces them to Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams),
whom Holden instantly falls for. That is, before he finds out that
Alyssa is a lesbian.
Although it is an un-Smith film, Chasing Amy does have one regular
Kevin Smith trait: most scenes go on for too long. Smith knows when
something works and something doesn't, but he obvious feels too much
for his work and doesn't want to let any of it go (that's also why
there are so many deleted scenes on the DVD). He should have, because
it's 110 minute runtime goes on for too long, and without many funny
parts in it, it loses something.
However, if you take it for something else, a romantic drama, that
Chasing Amy is your movie. Not only does it really evoke the feelings
of the characters, it has excellent acting, leaded by Adams. Although
she had to destroy her credibility two years later in Adam Sandler's
Big Daddy, she's a terrific actress. Affleck, amazingly, wasn't bad,
in fact, he was pretty good, and so was Lee, who've I always liked.
However, Jay and Silent Bob only had one scene in Chasing Amy, and if
they had been included in more scenes, it would have been funnier
(maybe that's why I liked JASBSB) a lot.
If you're a huge fan of Kevin Smith, you'll love Chasing Amy. If,
like me, you're a casual fan, you'll think that this movie is OK but
doesn't live up to the others.
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality
and drug content.
Running time: 111 minutes
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