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 Director
: Kevin Smith
Starring
: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jason
Mewes, Lisa Spoonauer, Kevin Smith
Picture
1.85:1, DD Stereo, Dual-Layer, Keep Case, Black & White
Running
Time : 92 mins
The
story:
Just
because they serve you, doesn't mean they like you!
Store
clerk Dante (Brian O'Halloran) is called in to mind the
convenience store where he works because someone has called
in sick. Its his day off and all he wants to do is play
hockey. He agrees but as long as the boss takes over by
midday. Hung over and tired he opens the shop at 6.15 ready
to face the day. Together with his best friend who runs
the nearby video shop Dante must get through the day without
going mad from boredom or the constant trauma of ex girlfriends
and cats!.
The
summary:
The
concept behind this film - 2 store clerks spending the whole
day together and what goes on in their life that day - sounds
far from entertaining. But when this film was released in
1994 it caused a stir at the Cannes Film festival. Released
at the same time in Cannes as Pulp Fiction it took two awards
and has become one of the biggest independent films ever
made. Filled with cutting wit and humour it works because
it is about everyday life. The two clerks that the film
centres around do nothing but cuss, fight, argue with customers
and give us their warped view on life, love and Return of
the Jedi ! The claustrophobic nature of the film is countered
by the fact that the dialogue is so cool and the characters
that interchange with the main stars are so colourful. You
definitely have to watch this film a few times in order
to immerse yourself in the lives of our two "hero's!"
but once you do you will learn to embrace it for what it
is - Unique & funny.
Very
low budget this film suffers badly on this DVD release,
although it is still the best version available. The film
is shot entirely in Black and White and despite this it
still appears very grainy and has many artifacts throughout.
The sound is Dolby Digital surround but rarely makes use
of the rears. It is sometimes low quality in places and
suffers from bad speech dubbing. But despite that it is
includes a good bunch of extra's and the nit picking of
the sound and picture soon fades away as you watch it. On
the whole a good package with an above average film.
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