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T.S. and his best friend, Brodie, seek refuge in a mall after their girlfriends break up with them. There the two young men machinate to appear on a game show being staged and also manage to meet comic-book magnate Stan Lee, and then, the girls show up.
If the Sundance Institute or the AFI ever offers a course advising directors of successful first films what to avoid the second time around, Mallrats could be at the heart of the curriculum.
Retains enough Smith-isms to help navigate all potholes in execution. Flawed, yes, but Mallrats has its charms when it isn't shoving its hand up its own hindquarters.
Despite a broad range of effective comedy and a decent laugh-per-minute ratio, Mallrats is likely to be a moderate disappointment for anyone who guffawed their way through the previous film.
Mallrats mixes clever bits and an appealing quirkiness (which goes a long way) with gross-out practical jokes, needless repetition and obvious padding, since it has no real plot.
May 20, 2003
USA Today
Smith has slicked up his follow-up vision of Slackerville USA, but the outcome is nowhere near as brash and original.
January 01, 2000
Washington Post
Between the routines and retorts, there's a lot of narrative dead air -- and far too many new guests.