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Chasing Amy

1997

Kevin Smith

Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Kevin Smith, Dwight Ewell ...

7.0

22,152

Comedy. Romance. Drama Holden McNell and Banky Edwards are best friends and authors of a popular comic book called "Bluntman and Chronic" (based on Jay and Silent Bob of "Clerks" and "Mallrats" fame). Holden falls in love with Alyssa, also a comic book artist, who happens to be a lesbian. Holden's new relationship with Alyssa strains his life-long friendship with Banky, and soon the relationship between Holden and Alyssa hits a wall due to Holden not being able to deal with her past. [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Richard Schickel Time	"A brutally honest romance. If you loved Sleepless in Seattle, you'll just hate it."
		Caroline Westbrook Empire	"The Smith touches are as filthy and funny as ever, but there's a deeper, more emotional level to this film that sets it apart from his earlier films (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"As 'Chasing Amy' redefines the boy-meets-girl formula for a culture where anything goes (...) Smith's knowing humor and unruffled style make a good antidote to gender chaos"
		Mike Clark USA Today	"For all its inconsistencies, this is Smith's most provocative outing yet and certainly the toughest to forget (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It’s a rude blast of gleeful provocation, a farce about emotional pain, a drama about sexual slapstick."
		Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"A little movie with big truths, a work of such fierce intelligence and emotional honesty that it blows away the competition when it comes to contemporary romantic comedy"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Touching, funny, sweet, and most important of all, real"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"While the surface of his film sparkles with sharp, ironic dialogue, deeper issues are forming, and Chasing Amy develops into a film of touching insights (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		The Washington Post	"Can a script exploring some truly deep questions about human sexuality and emotions be any shoddier and wooden?"

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