B

Smith's worst of what I've seen so far, but still pretty decent. Felt the ending was too cliche, it felt like the same old cheesy romantic comedy. In fact the whole storyline with the lead T.S. and his girlfriend was pretty boring I thought, both are incredibly bland actors, I can see why Smith didn't include them in all his other movies like Joey Lauren Adams or Ben Affleck. What makes the film is Jason Lee, who is just one of the best comedic actors of this generation, like most of his work he's unstoppable here, lighting up the screen in every scene. JLA is also entertaining as always in her short role, Doherty does enough to make her cheer for her, Affleck did a fine asshole(no pun intended!), and Jay and Silent Bob were as lovable as always though a bit dumbed down I thought, with Bob's only words not being as memorable as they are in his other movies. I loved the idea of a mall setting for a comedy, this was merely good fluff, but I wonder how a comedy taking itself a bit more seriously a la Chasing Amy would work in it, an ensemble piece if you will.

So overall an enjoyable flick, but the cliches take it down from the likes of Smith's top tier movies. And yes, I did see this just tonight, on the eve of the thread being created. Sweet coincidence.

Funny movie, Michael Rooker and Jason Lee make this movie. Its not their best film, but its not a bad movie, though it did bomb stangely enough, its basically the biggest Cult movie of the Smith movies. B+

This ties with Dogma as my favorite Kevin Smith movie. Of course, more than anything else, it's the inside jokes that are mostly retroactive that make it.

My least favourite Smith film as well. I just didn't think he capitalized on the success of Clerks well enough with this one.

C

I thought Mallrats was hilarious, actually.

This would've been nearly perfect if they had excised Jeremy London's storyline.

The worst of Kevin Smith's films. Funny at times, but quite idiotic and poorly acted - save for Jason Lee, who steals the show. Jay and Silent Bob are particularly annoying here, and some of the jokes are mind-numbingly dumb. A step down from Clerks, which is saying something.

A transitional film that stumbles, in comparison to "Clerks" (my second favorite movie of all-time), but still comes up as a great movie, thanks largely to Jason Lee. If the movie was smaller (like Clerks), I think it could have been even better. But because it was a real movie with a real budget, I think it does have a feeling of "good, not the best". It reminds me of J&SBSB and Jersey Girl. The former was expected to end the quintology of the Askewniverse, and the latter was Smith's first attempt at something with brand new characters. To me, neither measure up to Clerks, Chasing Amy or Dogma, but in their own right, they're good. ... well, maybe not Jersey Girl. That's the redheaded stepchild of Kevin Smith's career.

Grade: B+

My ranks

Dogma- A+
Clerks II A+
Chasing Amy A+
Clerks A
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back B+
Mallrats B+
Jersey Girl C

Hiarious.

A