One of the
reasons I liked the characters Jay and Silent Bob is that they jump off the
screen, ridiculous to the power of ten. With wonderful appearances from other
actors in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse fictional universe, this movie gives
you the same great feeling you got from the first one.
The best way to
describe this movie to someone is like this:
Have you seen Jay
and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)?
Well, this movie is that movie all over again, with a few adjustments.
Note: This is a
reboot, not a remake, so the adjustments are youth and diversity. When I say
youth and diversity, Kevin Smith went all out. He included racial diversity,
religious diversity, sexual diversity, and even a character with a disability.
The plot is
similar to the first movie, with Jay and Silent Bob going to Hollywood to stop
the making of the Bluntman and Chronic movie. This time, they’re trying
to stop the reboot of the movie.
The movie starts
with Jay and Silent Bob getting arrested in New Jersey for selling drugs. The
two now own their own office, where they grow their own marijuana. The office
is the old video store from Clerks (1994), which they’ve renamed Cock
Smoker.
A lawyer shows
up saying he’s there to help get them out. He has them sign something, which,
unbeknownst to them, causes them to forfeit their names to the company that now
owns the rights to the Bluntman and Chronic movie. The company is
working on a reboot and doesn’t want them interfering.
When Justice
leaves with her wife, Millie pulls a knife on Jay and Silent Bob and asks them
to take her and her friend to Hollywood. Their whole journey is what this movie
is about.
I can’t
understand how someone could go see this movie and not like it. If you didn’t
like Jay
and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001),
there’s no way you’ll like this movie because it’s been described, even by the
makers, as the same thing all over again.
It’s not a movie for the family, but the comedy is aimed at fans of the original Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
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