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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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
The best-looking, best-scripted and funniest of Smith's pictures, it's also Smith's sharpest. Read full review
90
Washington PostDesson Thomson
In keeping with the Smith rules, the movie is irreverent, self-referential, twisted, cheap and tasteless. And, of course, I mean that as the highest compliment. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
As Jay and Silent Bob, Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith are the perfect comedy team for smart, dirty-minded 15-year-olds, which means just about all of us. Read full review
80
SlateDavid Edelstein
Most of all, I enjoyed the picture's subtext, which is that Smith has become so sensitized to Internet abuse -- that the cathartic climax consists of tracking down bellicose posters (all of whom turn out to be adolescent dweebs) and pummeling the crap out of them. Read full review
80
Rolling StonePeter Travers
A blast of comic irreverence that serves as a starring vehicle for two stoner characters who had previously been relegated to the sidelines. Read full review
75
USA TodayMike Clark
It's gratifying to see a comedy can have no redeeming social value yet be full of hearty laughs. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Whether you will like Jay and Silent Bob depends on who you are. Most movies are made for everybody. Kevin Smith's movies are either made specifically for you, or specifically not made for you. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWesley Morris
In addition to being his filthiest, this is his most free-associative movie. In spite of and because of its homemade look, it's also his funniest. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Sequels and fun don't often coincide, but this time they do.
75
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
It's deliciously warped, deceptively smart and undeniably funny. Isn't that enough?
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A hit-or-miss affair that starts out wobbly and then gathers comic momentum. Read full review
63
New York PostJonathan Foreman
The originality and intelligence that made Smith's "Clerks" and "Chasing Amy" such refreshing pleasures are all but absent. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Frisky, raunchy and frequently riotous. Read full review
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