Review: Zoolander and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (spoilers)
Zoolander and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back are not great movies, they aren't even good movies. All they are is nice escapist humor.
Zoolander is very stupid. Very, very stupid. So stupid, that it almost isn't worth talking about. But, nevertheless, I will talk about it.
Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) is a male model. An incredibly self-centered and dumb male model. He's so dumb that he can't spell "day" (as I'm sure you've seen on the neverending commercials). But, Derek has a redeeming factor, he wants to help people (no matter how shallow that desire is). But this is all besdie the point, the point is that David Bowie makes a cameo. In the end, isn't that all that really matters?
Zoolander will illicit a couple of chuckles, maybe even a guffaw, but the trailer was funnier the first time I saw it than the moive was. Have you ever felt that maybe they should release the trailer instead of the movie, the trailer is usually infinitely better.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a less stupid, yet surprisingly moronic movie. You would expect Kevin Smith to have the charm of Chasing Amy or the wit of Dogma and even Clerks , but no, we get the brash and witless fart and blow job jokes of Mallrats.
I won't get into the plot, you've no doubt read it somewhere, but the movie isn't very good. Its funny to watch the first time around, but that's it, you aren't gonna wanna watch it again. All the jokes are spent, all the cameos are recognized, all the in jokes are appreciated. Maybe it really is time to retire Jay and Silent Bob.
I suppose that if you want to see a stupid movie, J&SB is the better choice than Zoolander, but not by much.
Zoolander: C-
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: C+







