Clerks (1994) Movie Review (No Spoilers)

I don't want to just talk about food on this blog. I also want to talk about other things like movies. My first movie review will be on Kevin Patrick Smith's directorial debut: Clerks.
Clerks (1994) - IMDb
This movie has of course been a cult classic since its release back in 1994, but I only saw the movie for the first time about 2 weeks ago, so what did I think of it?

The movie is about a convenience store employee(or "Clerk"), Dante Hicks (portrayed by Brian Christopher O'Halloran) and his friend Randal Graves (Jeffrey Allan Anderson) who works at the video store next door. 

The movie is quite unusual in the sense that there isn't really that much thought being put in to setting up an engaging plot and is instead mostly about funny things happening during a day of Dante and Randal working. I'm guessing the movie is meant to be relatable to people who have had similar jobs to Dante and Randal in real life, but even as a 21 year old who's still never really had a proper job, I found the movie very enjoyable and funny.

The whole movie is in black and white and made with only a budget of $27,575 before post production, giving it a pretty minimalistic feel. A huge budget for a movie like this isn't really necessary.

While there isn't very much of a plot in this film, There is a bit of drama revolving around Dante's love life that I did like, and Dante appears to learn a valuable lesson at the end of the movie.

I am aware that Mr Smith's reputation has deteriorated quite a lot in recent years, but that does not change the fact that this is still a nice film that is highly recommended to anyone who hasn't seen it yet. I am quite interested in checking out some of the guy's other films at some point too now.

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