Clerks III
Lionsgate | Release Date: September 13, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
6
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60
The GuardianLeslie FelperinSep 15, 2022
Like the junk food that the central characters sell in their convenience store, it’s a strangely moreish brew that you enjoy but feel faintly guilty about consuming, like nachos with cheese-flavoured sauce or a blue slushy ice drink. Read full review
60
Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganSep 13, 2022
Clerks III is far from a perfect film. Absolutely drenched in masturbatory nostalgia and teeming with timely Marvel references, it milks the last drop of creative potential these nearly 30-year-old characters are capable of providing. Yet, somehow, these marked setbacks don’t completely bog the film down. Read full review
60
EmpireBen TravisSep 8, 2022
It’s comedically uneven and overly distracted by side-characters, but when Clerks III gets to the heart of Dante and Randal’s decades-long friendship it’s enough to assure you that Kevin Smith is still open for business. Read full review
50
CNNBrian LowrySep 13, 2022
Grappling with middle age, Clerks III turns out to be unexpectedly sentimental and nostalgic, reflecting that writer-director-editor-co-star Kevin Smith inherently recognizes this will likely be the gang’s final visit to Quick Stop Groceries. If so, it’s an uneven if gentle way to hang out the “We’re closed” sign. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliSep 12, 2022
Smith has infused this final chapter of the accidental trilogy with an odd tone. It’s a comedy that wants to be serious but has trouble finding the right pitch. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleSep 14, 2022
More of a recognition reel for a fan convention than a movie, it signals a career that’s traveled far from its first evocation of a raw seriocomic intelligence about small-to-bursting lives. Now, it’s a closed loop only for die-hards. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerSep 8, 2022
Smith is still a long way from being a great filmmaker, but he's an earnest one. And Clerks III, flawed as it is, is his heartfelt farewell to the Quick Stop. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 8, 2022
Three words characterize the first third or so of the picture: not funny enough. Read full review
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