when it come to be serious and this film be frivolous with it . of all stupid comedy i have ever see and this one take the lombardi trophy . it a smattering of silliness and sageness and and suaveness and all of these element be harmonious with one another . mallrats be kevin smith least serious film but one of the most hilarious . i recommend this movie to all fan of stupid comedy because it be not your average stupid comedy ( like dude and where my car or dumb and dumber ) . here be my reason ( spoiler ) represent ( 1 ) the soliloquy give by jason lee in the first two minute of the film be one of the funny yet sick story of all time . i couldn not contain my laughter if i die try . i take with the movie from then on . ( 2 ) speaking of jason lee and this man be the inheritor of the title of smart a comedian from chevy chase . a i hear lee rant and i be easily remind of chevy chase but with a more caustic and angry visage . if lee find the right comedic role from here on out and he could be remember a a comedic legend . he also have the best performance in the film . ( 3 ) the silliness of mallrats be do in exquisite fashion . the character of jay and silent bob provide the needed stupidity to jason lee intelligent ranting and hilarity . i love the scene where these boy try to turn the stage into rubble while try to take out the head security guard . that be a recipe for multiple laugh . ( 4 ) the suaveness of mallrats come in with the tackling of some very adult issue in a really lighthearted fashion . the aspect of a fifteen year old female do every man in the neighborhood for research on a manuscript detail their shortcoming be pretty heavy and almost sadistic stuff . the film pull some interesting punch on the issue of sexual inadequacy and drug use and youth and authority and parenting and slacking and so on without fall into preachiness . if mallrats have go have try to be serious while try to also be slapstick and it be have fall even far away from critic and the mass alike . ( 5 ) kevin smith have a knack for smart and realistic dialogue . he must be an expert eavesdropper because he have to do some sort of research to hone his wordsmithing ability . it doesn not matter if that thought be correct or not because the dialogue rule either way . i have hear people quote this movie word for word and to me and it mean the writer do something right . ( 6 ) ethan suplee battle with the magic eye poster be a jewel among all comedic sequence ever make . i really love it when he just lash out at those who could see the sailboat while he couldn not . even pure and raw desperation can make for hilarious moment . ( 7 ) ben affleck do well a the smarmy and annoy shop manager who go after shannen doherty . his pre jlo work be among his best stuff . ( 8 ) every town that have a good mall must have a wouldirt mall and that set of scene really hit home for me . i work for nine month in a wouldirt mall and it be fun . it be one hundred time clean than the wouldirt mall in the film but everybody else shop at the big mall on the south end of the city i work and play in . it make me feel nostalgic . ( 9 ) i love the denouement of the film . that set of sequence show that a master hand be at work . ( 10 ) that master hand belongs to kevin smith and he be very talented at create film . even at his least serious and he can make something that will make you feel good and not stupid at the same time . the true stupid comedy always make you feel this way . ten reason give a score of ten . overall and mallrats be a stupid comedy to be reckon with . it be silly like happy gilmore and sage like rushmore and and suave like raise arizona . it be rare to find a comedy that balance all three of these trait perfectly and mallrats succeed immensely . it be all right to keep your brain on here and it be also all right to turn your brain off as well because this be entertainment a it fine . here end my rant .