A true movie rarity: a brutally honest romance. If you loved "Sleepless in Seattle," you'll just hate it.
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ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Touching, funny, sweet, and most important of all, real -- a welcome breath of fresh air.
83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The hit-and-run outlandishness of "Clerks" was a stunt. With Chasing Amy, Smith has made his first real movie.
75
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
Smith shows the grasp of character and offbeat humor that really registered in "Clerks," and a subtler mastery of film fluidity and professionalism than anything in the cheesy, amateurish "Mallrats."
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Film.comSean Means
Film.comSean Means
What Smith does best in Chasing Amy is write clever, raunchy and emotionally true-to-life dialogue.
70
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Smith has created the raunchiest romantic comedy in recent American film, and one of the most good-natured.
70
VarietyTodd McCarthy
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Much of the dialogue is good, and Smith does a decent job of presenting the emotional fallout from every major participant's p.o.v.
70
SalonCharles Taylor
SalonCharles Taylor
The only romantic comedy in quite a while that acknowledges, even celebrates, the fact that love and sex are emotional anarchy.