Kevin Smith's most personal film to date. Set in 1986, a teenage cinephile asks the cute girl out to the 4:30pm showing of an R-rated movie. In the meantime, he and his two buddies spend the day at the theater, hopping from screen to screen, while trying to avoid the high-strung manager. It's the kind of film that will make you smile if you're familiar with the time period and the films being represented, although it's a bit too cutesy with all of its references and numerous winks to the camera. It's one of those movies I wanted to like more than I did, but it ultimately fell short of expectations. I enjoyed it more than Clerks 3, that's all I'll say.
2½ movies snuck into out of 5
