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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayClerks II finds Smith up to the profane, raunchy, profoundly humanist mischief of which he alone is the master. This is a lewd, lascivious, exhilaratingly life-affirming celebration of misfits and the misfits who love them.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenClerks II will find Kevin Smith's detractors saying that the filmmaker simply regurgitates the past, while his loyal fan base will applaud his return to the tried and true.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAn agreeable mischievous romp.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThis is a funny movie. It delivers plenty of laughs, but it isn't in the same league as "Clerks." I left that movie holding my stomach from laughing so hard.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangA softer, flabbier and considerably higher-budgeted follow-up to Kevin Smith's 1994 indie sensation that nevertheless packs enough riotous exchanges and pungent sexual obscenities to make its 97 minutes pass by with ease.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasThis is the umpteenth movie I’ve seen this year about guys in their 30s who aren't quite sure what they want to do with their lives, and it's the only one that strikes a real chord, because it's neither an exaltation nor a condemnation of slackerdom, but rather just a sweet little fable about how sometimes the life that you think could be so much better is actually pretty damn good already.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensWhat makes Clerks II both winning and (somewhat unexpectedly) moving is its fidelity to the original "Clerks" ethic of hanging out, talking trash and refusing all worldly ambition.
- 67The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinBy this point, the rhythms of Smith's dialogue are as predictable and mannered as haikus, and like sitcoms, Clerks II is mostly appealing in its familiarity, from the rat-a-tat cussing to the cameos from Smith's repertory company to the extended riffing on "Star Wars" and geek culture.
- 63Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneMore sentimental and ruder than its predecessor, though its brand of raunch tends to curdle halfway out of the characters' mouths.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceClerks II can't bear the strain of its amateur-hour theatrics, no matter how big its heart or how many crocodile tears it manages to squirt. The dramatic moments become melodramatic; the bawdy moments turn icky. The fans will eat it up.