Clerks III
Directed by Kevin SmithDante, Elias, and Jay and Silent Bob are enlisted by Randal after a heart attack to make a movie about the convenience store that started it all.
Cast of Clerks III
Clerks III Ratings & Reviews
- tellumApril 12, 2025Kevin Smith wrote this during a time where he was dealing with his own mortality. So it’s hard for me to be harsh on this movie, but it wasn’t meant to be an over the top comedy like many of his other films, which is what you expect based on the title. This movie is very heart felt, but also depressing, and with the characters reflecting so closely to the audience that grew up watching these movies, everything hits too close to home. Don’t watch this expecting to laugh, if you are invested in the characters then have the tissue box handy.
- neuroparadox2d agoI love Kevin Smith, I've seen everything he's ever done (multiple times for everything up to Cop Out) including the commentaries. But with Clerks III and the Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, I feel like maybe we aren't quite as aligned, film-making and humour-wise as we once were. I'll give the Reboot a pass (for it being mostly a movie, not a GOOD movie) as it was basically just a film for himself and his friends, but still..,,oof it's rough. It's with a heavy heart that I say Clerks III, at least in my view, is a radical departure from the other 2 Clerks features and I don't think it earns it's wild emotional swings, nor does it earn live up to the last movies' comedic deliverable. Maybe I'm just too much of a fan that's living in the past, clinging to nostalgia, but I really just didn't enjoy this unfortunately. Sorry, Moobs.
- MrcalcmanJuly 7, 2025A fun sad trip down memory lane
- Kevin WardJuly 6, 2025This felt more like a Clerks retrospective than a true sequel and I have to admit that the first 10-15 minutes felt pretty rough in part because of how old everyone looks. (With Rosario Dawson, Kevin Smith and Ben Affleck being the exceptions). It effectively starts you off with the feeling that maybe we’ve gone back to the well one too many times. BUT when you get reacquainted with these characters and they fall back into their familiar roles, the film finds it’s groove. It’s absolutely dependent on at least having seen the first 2 films. There are sooooo many references to events of those movies that I don’t think that this would really be at all enjoyable if you hadn’t at least seen them. The final act was a fitting send off for these characters, though even if it felt overly saccharine. Clerks 3 is a worth checking out, but probably only recommended for fans of the franchise.
- Alexander Paul TsistinasJanuary 13, 2025Amazing, happy and sad. A kerfuffle of emotion. Lots of fun, lots of nostalgia. I'm 38 as I write this, I was 37 the first time I watched it, I'm also down about 100 pounds. I learned a lesson from this movie, thank you Kevin.
- SpoonsNovember 27, 2024Clerks 3 feels like a trip down memory lane that gets a bit too stuck in the past. While Kevin Smith’s early films like “Clerks,” “Dogma,” “Chasing Amy,” and “Mallrats” were special and influential in my love for movies, this latest installment struggles to capture that magic. The film centers on the characters making a movie about their lives, essentially a remake of the first “Clerks.” However, it doesn’t quite work, feeling more like a rehash than a fresh take. Seeing characters of this age still acting like teenagers comes across as cringeworthy and embarrassing, lacking the character development you’d expect after all these years. The heavy dose of nostalgia doesn’t bring anything new or unique to the table, lacking the energy and wit of its predecessors. “Clerks 3” might appeal to those who enjoy a heavy dose of nostalgia and are die-hard fans of Kevin Smith’s universe, especially those who loved the original “Clerks,” “Dogma,” “Chasing Amy,” and “Mallrats.” However, for those looking for the unique energy and wit of those earlier works, revisiting the classics might be a more satisfying experience.
