Continuity mistake: In the wide view of "Quick Stop Groceries," there is a yellow pole directly in front of and almost touching the far right side of the van's front bumper, but the pole isn't there in the rear view of the van. (00:01:43)
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I'm so happy one of my local theaters managed to get the Fathom Event for "Clerks III." The first two films were very important to me as a teenager. And I was worried I wouldn't be able to see the third film on the big screen. But I was able to check it out last night, and I gotta say... this View Askew fan is very happy!
After Randall (Jeff Anderson) suffers a heart attack, his best friend Dante (Brian O'Halloran) agrees to help him make an independent film about his life working in the Quick Stop... not knowing that it will become an emotional and possibly devastating experience for all involved.
It's been hard not to notice that director Kevin Smith's last few films have had a certain rough, patchy quality to them. They've been a little sloppy and wonky, but still have his trademark wit. And "Clerks III" definitely continues this trend, albeit in a way that I think works really well. This film is very much a tribute to the indie original, so that roughness and slight sloppiness works in its favor. I also really enjoyed the performances. Especially Anderson, who gets the bulk of the film's screentime and really gets to stretch his acting chops. And the movie's balance of humor and heart is perfect. I didn't expect to cry at a "Clerks" movie, but there I was, fighting back tears at the theater last night... along with the rest of the audience.
It's not quite a perfect film, but I find it hard to imagine that any longtime fan of Smith or the first two films wouldn't like this. It's charming. It's funny. And its emotionally satisfying. I'm giving it a 4 out of 5.
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Trivia: The original script was very different, and much more downbeat. It would have focused on Randal spiraling into depression after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the Quick Stop and much of the town. A sort-of shantytown village is started in the parking lot of a movie theater by displaced locals, where Randall would make a new makeshift Quick Stop. Smith described it as a movie about dealing with grief. Kevin Smith ended up re-writing it into a more hopeful, upbeat film a few years later.
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