Who’s in it: Brian O’Halloran (right), Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson (right)
What it’s about: The sequel to 1994’s “Clerks” finds chronic slackers Dante (O’Halloran) and Randal (Anderson) still working as convenience store clerks–until the Quick Stop burns to the ground, and they get new jobs as counter workers at a fast-food joint called Mooby’s.
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Worth watching? (star)(star)(star)
“To heck with the moralizing. Yes, the characters in ‘Clerks II’ hardly qualify as role models, but they can be blisteringly funny in an in-your-face, to-heck-with-taste way. And while the film sometimes stoops to lows the term sophomoric barely describes, it also possesses a sly wisdom and compassion that’s easy to admire.”
Opening this week: “Clerks II,” “Lady in the Water,” “Monster House,” “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” “Two Drifters”
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