Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Dimension Films | Release Date: August 24, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
10
Negative:
8
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60
Washington PostRita Kempley
A raunchy parody that's hip-deep in the mainstream it aims to rip, and sometimes does despite a glut of smug inside jokes. Read full review
60
SalonStephanie Zacharek
At times fun but mostly maddeningly uneven, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back feels less like a full-fledged movie than a side project Smith took on to amuse himself and his buddies. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
The movie is sloppy and scattershot, and proud of it. It wears its slipshod, anything-for-a-laugh structure like a badge of honor: Smith is nothing if not self-deprecating. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
I can't imagine how Smith can capture a big enough audience to pay off this private joke, but the inner geek in me had too much fun to care. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
This may be the greatest picture ever made for 14-year-old boys. Mr. Smith may have hit his target, but he aimed very low. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's hit-or-miss comedy of the very broadest sort, but those who groove on deciphering obscure film-geek in-jokes will find their work more than cut out for them. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
There are lots of hilarious, off-the-wall incidents, and the film has a likable freewheeling spirit to go with its knockabout plot. But the film isn't as remotely funny as it means to be. Read full review
40
VarietyScott Foundas
This represents at least as much of an artistic setback for Smith as "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma" were advances. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Smith's unrepentantly juvenile sense of humor leans heavily on elementary pop-culture parody, a particularly tiresome and parasitic form of humor that depends on an audience of smirking know-it-alls who can be trusted to snicker whenever they get the reference. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Only once, in a quick sketch of "Planet of the Apes" -- does the humor seem to spring from pure movie love. In nearly every other respect, the film is so lazy, solipsistic and overpleased with itself it's hard not to believe that this time the Evil Empire has won not just the battle, but the war. Read full review
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