“…I trusted Kevin about where our characters were going after we’d done the animated series,” O’Halloran said, “but after talking with Jeff, I considered the potential downside. We’d been getting positive fan mail for 12 years, and if we screwed up the sequel, we’d be looking at 12 years of hate mail. But I think we did it justice, and if we’d done it earlier, I don’t think people would’ve cared. The timing seemed right.”

Asbury Park Press : “First ‘Clerks’ Shattered Barriers”

“…It became a Generation X touchstone because it showed filmmakers they didn’t need a studio to start out. It also helped break down barriers of taste that cleared the way for such raunchy comedies as ‘There’s Something About Mary,’ ‘American Pie’ and, more recently, ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin.’”

DVDTalk/OhMyNews : “‘Clerks II’ Is Slackeriffic”

“…’Clerks II’ is infinitely more polished than its predecessor, reflecting both the growth of the filmmaker and the characters, who are thrust from their monotone comfort zone into a revealing, colorful world of separation, commitment, and other nasty changes found in life.”

DVDTalk : “Review: Clerks II”

“…’Clerks II’ is infinitely more polished than its predecessor, reflecting both the growth of the filmmaker and the characters, who are thrust from their monotone comfort zone into a revealing, colorful world of separation, commitment, and other nasty changes found in life.”

Movie Compound : “Review: Clerks II”

“…Clerks II has more than its fair share of situationally comedic elements, but aside from a few here and there, they’re all relevant to not only Dante’s conflict in choosing between the easy-way-out girl and the one he really loves, but how Randal is affected by the whirlwind change in Dante’s life.”

Star-Telgram : “Silent Bob Talks Back” (**SPOILERS**)

“…Clerks II has more than its fair share of situationally comedic elements, but aside from a few here and there, they’re all relevant to not only Dante’s conflict in choosing between the easy-way-out girl and the one he really loves, but how Randal is affected by the whirlwind change in Dante’s life.”

RelishNow : “Clerks II Delivers For Fans – If More Than They Wanted” (**SPOILERS**)

“…in revisiting the characters who made him an indie darling and a cult favorite, writer-director Smith finds himself back at the top of his game.”