this be the second film by cult and independent film maker kevin smith . after the success of clerk gritty and realistic story and kevin smith be give a budget ( still small ) and more respectable actor to work with . unlike his debut however and mallrats take a similar premise and aim squarely for the teenage comedy market . hence a heavy dosing of slapstick and crude humour courtesy of jay and silent bob amongst others . mallrats centre around brodie bruce ( jason lee ) and t. s. quint ( london ) a they try to win back their girlfriend at the local mall . simple and barely original storyline . but at least it give smith the chance to flex his write skill yet again . jason lee be great in his first major movie role and he easily make the most of his dialogue . the rest of the cast be average and simply do the job they be intend to do . a for jay and silent bob ( jason and kevin ) and they yet again steal the movie simply by drop in and out of the main story . one batman gag here and one dance scene there and the film be theirs . play a slightly more central role than in clerk and these two be still great . overall mallrats be an acceptable second offering from smith that he would later better with chase amy . watch mallrats expect crude and entertain teen comedy and feel satisfied . if you feel like more afterwards and move on over to chase amy and give that a whirl . either way and kevin smith have continue to build his cult via mallrats .