It was another Saturday night with no plans. Just me, my two friends Sheridan and Maverick, and netflix. So, naturally we looked for a movie, and after minutes of searching, Maverick gave up and asked me if I'd ever seen *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back*. I hadn't, and he said that I just had to see it, that it was HILARIOUS. I was down for anything, so he turned it on.
And yeah it was funny. I laughed multiple times.
But, the overall tone of the movie was too corny and lame for me to really enjoy it. It was your typical lame, stoner comedy, similar to the Harold & Kumar movies. A lot of one liner jokes were funny, but I guess maybe the lack of marijuana held me back from fully liking the film. (Joking, but who knows?). The film is consistent joke after joke from the very beginning. The whole basic plot of the movie is a joke in terms of the conflict the main characters Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) encounter: their identities are being ripped off in a comic book/movie, calling them "Bluntman and Chronic". Every scene was silly and immaturely funny (if that makes sense).
It was cool to see Eliza Dushku (as the character of "Sissy") in this movie. I recognized her from her the tv series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which she played "Faith", a slayer who turned to the dark side. She played a role somewhat similar in this film, being sort of the bad guy and being involved in a robbery operation where her and her "animal liberation group" set up Jay and Silent Bob to take the fall for them. Little details, like the cast members and cheesy dialogue are what made me like the film more or less, but it just wasn't well put together. I all felt too random, and I couldn't take it seriously (even though I'm sure it wasn't the films intention to be taken seriously).
It just lacked some true entertainment value, and because of this, I probably wouldn't watch it again. I'd recommend this film as background noise or as something to lighten the mood; I recommend not making it the highlight of your evening, as it will surely disappoint.
2.5/5 Stars
