- Not only that, he calls it Kevin’s best movie as well! Two great quotes from a Q&A that Ben did with E! Online that bring great praise to Kevin and Jersey Girl (One and Two here if you wanna view them onsite):
Q: The few who’ve seen it know what you mean. But you and Jennifer are trying again next year, in Kevin Smith’s Jersey Girl.
A: Jersey Girl is a beautiful, beautiful movie. It’s easily my best performance. It’s a wonderful, grown-up, intelligent, classic Hollywood movie. Jennifer’s in the first 15 minutes of the movie, but I think it’s going to demonstrate that, really, Gigli was about the movie didn’t work. But this movie is gonna be me and Jen, and it really, really works.
Q: Jersey Girl is, like, the fourth or fifth movie you’ve made with Kevin.
A: I think it’s Kevin’s best movie by far. He did take the risk to go beyond his fan base. He’s very comfortable in that teen genre–he knows how to make that audience laugh. He does very well touring colleges with his stand-up shtick. He really does do stand-up, it’s embarrassing. But he took a step forward, and he’s a little nervous that fans are going to hate this movie. But I think he’ll broaden his audience. Jersey Girl is more honest to where he is in life now than, y’know, Jay and Silent Bob saying “Snoochie Boochies.â€
A: Jersey Girl is a beautiful, beautiful movie. It’s easily my best performance. It’s a wonderful, grown-up, intelligent, classic Hollywood movie. Jennifer’s in the first 15 minutes of the movie, but I think it’s going to demonstrate that, really, Gigli was about the movie didn’t work. But this movie is gonna be me and Jen, and it really, really works.
Q: Jersey Girl is, like, the fourth or fifth movie you’ve made with Kevin.
A: I think it’s Kevin’s best movie by far. He did take the risk to go beyond his fan base. He’s very comfortable in that teen genre–he knows how to make that audience laugh. He does very well touring colleges with his stand-up shtick. He really does do stand-up, it’s embarrassing. But he took a step forward, and he’s a little nervous that fans are going to hate this movie. But I think he’ll broaden his audience. Jersey Girl is more honest to where he is in life now than, y’know, Jay and Silent Bob saying “Snoochie Boochies.â€
Having seen the film, we couldn’t say that better. While Jersey Girl is definitely Kevin’s biggest departure yet from the Askewniverse type of films, we think you’ll all enjoy the way Kevin’s taking a new direction with this film. Remember, the last big departure was “Chasing Amy†— And we all love that one, don’t we? In a few more months, you’ll all finally be able to see for yourselves! And don’t worry, die-hard fans, there will always be plenty of “Snoogans†and whatnot in the cartoons and comics to come. We already can’t wait to see what Kevin decides to do with his next project.
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