Sunday, March 4, 2012

Sounds like a winner // Snappy dialogue in `Chasing Amy' flips script on Smith flop

Kevin Smith is one of those great talk-smokers.

Get halfway into a good question and the director of "Clerks,""Mallrats" and the new "Chasing Amy" is already there,double-dragging and rapid-tapping a constant butt to the rhythm ofthe rest of your thought.

"I know people think `Mallrats' sucked; I even apologized for itonce," Smith said. "People in the crowd were like, `Hey, this guyisn't kidding himself; he knows the film - - - - -, so he must beOK.' "If critics hated "Mallrats," Smith gave them good reason. Hisdebut film, "Clerks," captivated audiences with a pulsing freshnessof dialogue and a consistently uncanny keenness of observation.Young viewers turned …

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