Jersey Girl

JERSEY GIRL (2004) - May 5, 2005
A stupid, cheesy, predictable but entertaining movie by Kevin Smith. This is easily Smith's worst film; it seems as though he has intentionally dumbed himself down so he could have a hit at the box office. Fortunately this wasn't the case, so hopefully he'll get back to what he does best. There are glimmers of what makes Smith great here - little bits of dialogue that remind you for a few seconds that this is the same man who wrote Clerks - but they are few and far between. For the most part this is a stupid little movie that could have been written and directed by anybody. And it works, I suppose -- this is a movie that aims very very low, but certainly accomplishes what it sets out to do. Note to Kevin Smith: stop pandering. Just make a movie where people talk. Leave the Garry Marshall movies to Garry Marshall. **1/2