“…Dazzling and brave, Dawson is reason alone to see “Clerks II.” And she perfectly embodies why Smith’s sensibility, with its near-Platonic balance between the sacred and profane, is one to be cherished. It’s true of “Clerks II,” but it could be said for just about any Kevin Smith movie: For all the trash talk and trouncing of common propriety, its real subject is transcendence.”

CNN: “EW review: The ‘Clerks’ still have it” (**SPOILERS**)

NOTE: This is a slightly modified version of the Entertainment Weekly review we ran earlier in the week — They give the flick a B!

“…The answer, of course, is that Kevin Smith can recapture all of this — or, at least, enough of it to make “Clerks II” an agreeable mischievous romp instead of a rip-off — because he never truly abandoned it in the first place.”

Columbus Alive : “Want fries with that?” (**SPOILERS**)

“…Clerks II is his affirmation that to make something of yourself, you don’t have to make a grand statement. Like being a clerk, a life of crafting crass comedies ain’t so bad.”

NYC Movie Guru : “Review: Clerks II”

“…What makes this suspenseful to watch is that you never know how vulgar the next line of dialogue will be—just how far will Smith push the R-rating? The second and third acts are so outrageously funny that it’s hard to even believe what you’re seeing and hearing.”

Eclipse Magazine : “Clerks II: It’s Gross and Disgusting and Yet… I Can’t Look Away”

“…Every moment of “Clerks II” has something that is right, wrong or sweet about it – and given the structure of the piece, each works in an admittedly odd and unexpected way.”

San Francisco Chronicle : “Who says aging slackers can’t be funny?”

“…Whatever your expectations, they will almost certainly be exceeded by Smith’s hilarious and creative return to low-budget cinema. The continuing adventures of Dante and Randal are just as amusing as the first “Clerks” film, and the story line has an unexpected sincerity that will remind this movie’s aging slacker target audience of “The Breakfast Club” and Smith’s best film, ‘Chasing Amy.’”