Kevin Smith Defends Himself From Critics Who Hate His Recent

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Only two Kevin Smith films have a Rotten Tomatoes rating over 80 %: Clerks (88) and Chasing Amy (87). Those are additionally, maybe not coincidentally, two of the primary three movies he wrote and directed (the third, Mallrats, is at 56 %). In latest years, nonetheless, Smith has struggled to seek out his early-career acclaim — the critic consensus for his most up-to-date characteristic, Yoga Hosers, reads, “Undisciplined, unfunny, and bereft of evident function, Yoga Hosers represents a very grating low level in Kevin Smith’s once-promising profession.” When considered one of his Twitter followers informed him that he “ain’t been the same” since Clerks 2 in 2006, Smith replied to, uh, Stoney Baloney, but in addition to all of his critics.

“People tell me the quality of my flicks went to shit when I got married and had a kid. If so, it was a fair trade,” the MCU super-fan tweeted. “Whatever ailed me as a piss-&-vinegar 20-something was gone, replaced by joy and contentment. Great art comes from pain – so maybe happy people don’t make great art.”

I’m unsure that’s true — in any other case, Tom Hanks wouldn’t be TOM HANKS — however I’m completely happy for Smith for being, properly, completely happy, and I hope Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is a profession rebound. If solely so he can rub it in Stoney Baloney’s face.

(Via Twitter)