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I saw this at a screening a few weeks ago. It was well acted and offered some good insight into the struggles of working actors (in this case, in Atlanta, GA). Strong hip hop soundtrack and likeable cast make it worth checking out.

Smith does have an ear for good dialogue (i.e his first movie Clerks), and when the stars align can make good movies (Chasing Amy). But by the time "Mallrats" came out, this particular style became tiresome. It was like a decently budget movie was made out of material only he and his friends thought was funny. I don't blame the guy for making it (as difficult as it is to get a movie made), but this feels like it was all the jokes not good enough to make it in "Clerks". Like that album a label puts out after the singer is dead. Just tracks that were laying around the studio.