Chasing Amy

Pros: Much better, and in fact more complex than people give it credit for.
Cons: Many people don't get it.

I love this movie... and I've thought long and hard about what it is trying to say. Hopefully you can take the time to decide for yourself what you think about it.



Chasing Amy is the story of everyday guy Holden McNeil, who is...

Pros: Great storyline, good characters, touching drama.
Cons: A little crude at times.

"Chasing Amy" was the third movie released by writer/director Kevin Smith. Following the independent hit "Clerks" and the often overlooked "Mallrats", "Chasing Amy" is the most honest story Kevin Smith has written thus far.
The story of Alyssa...

Pros: A terrific script, well-acted and -directed.
Cons: Less-than-exciting camera work.

If making a convincing love story between a heterosexual male and a lesbian sounds like an impossible task, then writer-director Kevin Smith has accomplished the impossible with the final installment of his New Jersey trilogy, Chasing Amy. A...

Pros: Great dialogue, very true-to-life in many ways, and very heartfelt.
Cons: Some of the humor may be too racy for some folks.

First of all, I love Kevin Smith's View Askew movies. I own three of them(Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma), and have seen all five of them multiple times. Therefore, this will not be the first review I write of one of his movies. Chasing Amy is one of the...

Pros: Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, the moving story and the literate dialogue.
Cons: I don't like conventions of any kind.

Kevin Smith must be mighty proud of himself. Between the years 1993 and 2001, in only five movies, he has fashioned the most lettered treatise on the vacuity of the blue-collar lifestyle and the materialistic lifestyle, the utter confusion of traditional...

Pros: Great different romantic comedy
Cons: Most of the comedy is fairly crude

I saw this movie, because I am a huge Kevin Smith fan. After watching it once it instantly became one of my favorites. "Chasing Amy" stars Ben Affleck ("Good Will Hunting"), Joey Lauren Adams ("Dazed and Confused"), and in...

Pros: Kevin Smith is one of the most gifted filmmakers ever
Cons: There are only gonna be 5 Jay and Bob Movies

When i first rented Chasing amy on DVD i had just seen Mallrats. I read the back of the box and said "wow!!! a movie about lesbians!!! awesome!!!" Little did i know how much of an impact the movie would have on my outlook on life. Kevin Smith's...

Pros: Genuine dialogue and acting
Cons: Some of it does come across as overbearing

There was quite an entertainment gap between Kevin Smith's first movie, Clerks, and his second, Mallrats. With Chasing Amy, the third movie in New Jersey trilogy, Smith is back in top form. His offbeat sense of humor and frank sexual dialogue are...

Pros: It's a Kevin Smith movie
Cons: The end is kind of a downer

Many people argue that Kevin Smith's release prior to Chasing Amy, Mallrats, wasn't very good. Well, when compared to anything else he did, no, it wasn't that great. Take any Kevin Smith movie and compare it to Chasing Amy? It'll look terrible.
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Pros: Kevin Smith weaves themes together so that they may be familiar, but they are unique.
Cons: It's not a typical Kevin Smith film, so don't expect one.

I haven't posted an epinion in a month. I've seen several movies in that period, but haven't been moved to write. Yes, I have some big opinions, but I haven't been in the mood. Not even to continue my Bond reviews (more are coming...)

Well I...

Pros: Hilarious and interesting
Cons: Takes a couple times to get all the jokes

About a year ago I turned into a huge Clerks fan. I quickly went out and rented Mallrats, loved it, then rented Chasing Amy and didn't really like it too much. Then, about two months ago I bought Chasing Amy (just because I'm a diehard Kevin Smith fan)...

Pros: LOTS of extras, commentary on the the movie, great DVD quality.
Cons: Don't buy this if you own the Laser Disc.

This is not an epinion of the acuall movie of Chasing Amy. That can be found under this same catigory with the name of Love, Lesbians, and Jay and Silent Bob. This is a review of the Criterion DVD version of the film.

The Criterion...

Pros: Everything!
Cons: Nothing!

This is it!!! Kevin Smith has put together an absolutely amazing movie this time! If your a Kevin Smith fan this will leave you begging for more and if your a newcomer to the Askew series you will see the light!

This is by far my favorite of...

Pros: Affleck, Lee is too funny!, Sensitive Subject Matter, Joey Lauren Adams, Dialouge.
Cons: Like I said before; "Sensitive Subject Matter".

**Preface: This is my first write off!! To quote my good friend John Fowler... "WOOT!"! I feel like ...

Pros: Storyline, characters, originality, moving film
Cons: Jay and Silent Bob should've been there more

Chasing Amy, Kevin Smith's 3rd film, is considered by many to be his best. I personally find it hard to compare his movies, and when I saw this one for my first time, I didn't like it.

OK, that's not true. I liked it, but not as much as the...