- The late bloomers are still trickling in with some more Jersey Girl reviews. If you haven’t seen the film yet, or want to see it again, you’ve still got time. It’s not very often that there’s a View Askew flick on the big screen, so take advantage. Go see JG again this week or during the long holiday weekend that’s coming up!
“…While “Jersey Girl” may leave some of Smith’s core audience feeling left out, it is a great step forward for Smith’s career. While the story features an abundance of warmth and heart, don’t expect too much of a downgrading of Smith’s dialogue. While there is a notable lack of the f-Bomb, his finely-tuned dialogue features a frankness that may cause many parents to feel uncomfortable with their children watching. “Jersey Girl” is a great indicator of Smith’s potential and an excellent begnning to the next stage of his career.”
PROF J – Jersey Girl Review (A)
“…Kevin Smith is a writer I’ve enjoyed for many years. I enjoy him as a person (as much as I’ve seen in his television appearances and the Evening with Kevin Smith DVD) and I enjoy his writing. When I graduated with my Master’s degree, my graduation present to myself was an autographed copy of Mallrats. I got to see a sneak preview of Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back and can’t remember when I’ve laughed so hard. But this is, arguably, the most stirring and emotional film he’s made yet, or at least tied with Chasing Amy. It’s a radical departure from his other offerings, and I think it shows both great courage to go against the filmic grain as well as great integrity to say ‘I want to do something different, I want to try something new, I want to grow and expand my horizons.’ That’s not an easy thing to do at any point in your life, but especially in one as public and confessional as Smith’s has been. Bravo, Mr. Smith. Bravo.”
CRAZEWIRE – “Kevin Smith Finds His Beautiful Reward in ‘Jersey Girl’”
“…Kevin Smith did not make this film because he wanted to make a blockbuster. He did not cast Ben Affleck because he thought he would bring in box office bank. He made “Jersey Girl” from his inner soul because he needed to. This is what artists do. “Jersey Girl” is a love letter to his daughter, Harley, and what a love letter it is. I love each and every inch of this film. To those people who criticize it for being riddled with cliché’s, I feel sorry for them. They obviously cannot see the unique vision Smith has and maybe they are uncomfortable when someone wears their feelings on their sleeve, because it’s a risk they would never take, put their love out there for people to see. I doubt I’ll ever be able to write a love letter as personal as this one to my child or to one of my friend’s children. But that’s OK because when they’re old enough, I have something better than a love letter. I’ll sit down with them and show them “Jersey Girl”.
411 MANIA – Review (9/10)
“…Indeed, Smith’s greatest gift as a writer and a filmmaker is his ability to capture the essential truth in any situation. His earliest works did this, honestly portraying the lives of the 20-something men in the awkward man-child phase. The years most college-age men go through where they struggle to achieve manhood while avoiding turning into a grown-up. “Clerks” was practically a documentary of this phenomena as well as a message film. “Clerks” was ultimately a man stuck in a rut because it was more comfortable to lie in the gutter and than to try reach for the stars.
And if “Clerks” taught us about the need to try for something better in our lives, then “Mallrats” was about how to fight for what we have. “Chasing Amy”, in contrast, shows the dangers of questioning the good that comes your way and looking gift horses in the mouth. “Dogma” teaches the importance of general faith and how . Even “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” had a message of sorts, though the message was more about why Jay is not a role-model
What then is the message of Jersey Girl? To quote Robert Burns, “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Jersey Girl’s message is that in spite of things not going the way we want them to, sometimes things turn out better than we plan.”
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