'rats has it moments without a doubt. i think it would have been a better flick if they left the whole governers ball opening in there. im glad it showed up on the dvd....alot of the individual scenes were great, but the movie as a whole was lacking. possibly just due to the fact you cant review it without taking the rest of the trilogy, dogma and the comic's into concideration. and tons of charachters from clerks were brought up in 'rats....willam is in it, just played by eathan instead of moiser. not to mention the julie dwyer connection, and there was a quick stop reference in one of the cut scenes...its still a good movie. just not as good a clerks, or amy...

You'll find that there were a few more Actors from Clerks in Mallrats than you have outlined here..You forgot to mention Ed Hapstack and Dave Klein, who are also in both...As for the Book, It's excellent..Why Wouldn't it be?

Anything with The Name "Kevin Smith" attached to it, promises to be mighty fine indeed..

The movie is hilarious, the book is hilarious, and to answer the Englishman's question (why was only one Clerks actor...). Well, excluding Jay and Silent Bob, there were three actors from Clerks. Brian O'Halloran (Dante in Clerks, Gill in 'Rats), Scott Mosier (Willam and angry cigarette buying hockey playing customer in Clerks, Scotty in 'Rats) and Walt Flannigan (Five different parts in Clerks, six if you include the cut scene, Fanboy in 'Rats) that makes three by my count.

It is the opinion of many that Mallrats is a far inferior outing than the critically acclaimed Clerks, largely due to the flawed actors and shallow script. However, answer me this: why was only one Clerks actor (excluding Jay and silent Bob) carried over to Mallrats (to play a very small part) whilst the three main characters in Chasing Amy were kept on from Mallrats. This film is more crude, more involving and frankly more watchable than Kev's first film. Anyone thinking of buying this, ignore the critics and listen to the Kevin Smith fans, this rules.

Although the movie really bombed at the box office, I still think Mallrats is almost the best of the Jersey Trilogy. The numbers were low, not very many people liked it, but it is a hilarious book/movie, and very enjoyable.