Chasing Amy

Buy This Item Chasing Amy by Walt Disney Video  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 11-16-2008     Writer-director Kevin Smith (<I>Clerks</I>) makes a huge leap in sophistication with this strong story about a comic-book artist (Ben Affleck) who falls in love with a lesbian (Joey Lauren Adams) and actually gets his wish that she love him, too. Their relationship is attacked, however, by his business partner (Jason Lee), who pulls a very unsubtle Iago act to cast doubt over the whole affair. The film has the same sense of insiderness as <I>Clerks</I>--this time, Smith takes us within the arcane, funny world of comic-book cultism--but the themes of jealousy, deceit, and the high price of growing up enough to truly care for someone make this a very satisfying movie. <I>--Tom Keogh</I> Reader Reviews A tremendously witty and thought-provoking film from the guy you least expect to be thus. Chasing Amy is to Kevin Smith's collection in the 1990s in the way that 40-Year-Old Virgin is to Judd Apatow comedies of today: a sweet, yet raunchy comedy with a romantic twist. Smith doesn't wimp out or succumb to pressure to give you a Hollywood ending; instead, providing you with the only way this cautionary tale can end. Unlike Clerks or the Smith movies about Jay and Silent Bob, Chasing Amy strikes a cord without being rude or insulting - the movie shows the side of each of us that we are too afraid to reveal ourselves.

Chasing Amy Available from Amazon Price: $9.99 Updated on 11-16-2008.

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