“While it would be great if Smith continues to make more films in the vein of “Amy” or even “Clerks” as he gets older (and if he wants to throw in some more like “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” that would be nice too), but if he wants to continue to flex his wings in the future (his next film is going to be an adaptation of the comic book “Green Hornet”), Smith has proven he is more then able to. With “Jersey Girl” Smith has proved he really has the goods, no matter what context he is working in.”

[FULL REVIEW]

EMPIRE MOVIES (7/10)

…”Although Jersey Girl may be a disappointment to the legions of Kevin Smith fans that adore the vulgarity and humour of his previous works, I still found myself enjoying Smith’s latest movie. I will admit it is not a movie for everyone. It is probably the closest thing we will ever get to a chick-flick from Kevin Smith. It has some teary-eyed moments and a couple of those cute little moments that would make even the most stoned of Kevin Smith fans smile. Raquel Castro, who plays the little 7-year old girl, is absolutely adorable in almost every scene in which she appears. This girl was absolutely gold and stole the movie from Affleck, Carlin, Liv Tyler and everyone else who appeared on the screen. Not to say that anyone else was bad in the movie. In fact, Carlin, Affleck and the bunch were all quite decent. It’s just that this girl was that much better. She definitely holds her own with a few Hollywood heavyweights.”

[FULL REVIEW]