Kevin Smith made a Porno, and you should see it.

Fans of Kevin Smith will be pleased to know that he has once again, delivered. Granted this isn’t a View Askew movie, which is what everyone knows him for, but only his second foray into stepping out of that box. I’m going to put myself on the edge here and say I liked Jersey Girl, and will take whatever excuses you throw at me (my email is in my profile). Zach and Miri make a Porno creates a type of atmosphere that all people are familiar with the “Just a friend (of the opposite sex)”. Smith uses his realistic banter and perfect casting to bring the film from what people consider Smith’s “Potty mouth” humor to a more touching feel along the lines of Chasing Amy.

People that have no idea what View Askew is or have never seen a Kevin Smith movie (a feat a find unimaginable), but are considering seeing this film anyway should be aware three things. 1. This is a vulgar film, if you can’t tell by the title which has been banned from advertising in some cities due to the word “porno”. It does feature nudity, and a lot of the routinely accepted dialogue from Smith’s films. 2. This is NOT a Judd Apatow movie. The fear my brother and I had about this film was people would make a guess like this “Seth Rogen + sex comedy + movie about amateur porn = Product of Apatow”. Granted these are just fears of complete film nerds but you should still not make such an assumption, and we’ve worked at a movie theater I know what stupid connections people make to movies. 3. It was originally rated NC-17. This movie originally received the black spot of film ratings, but was changed in the appeals process of the MPAA. Now I’m all for someone beating the tyrannical Nazi system that is the Motion Picture Association of America, but there were minimal cuts made to the cut of the film you will see from the “NC-17 cut” of the movie. Now if you trust the MPAA, as apparently most parents do, this could dissuade you.

There are some reasons that people are contemplating not seeing this movie or seeing the movie that are completely ridiculous, as opposed to the ones listed above. 1. “I like Kevin Smith, but I don’t like Seth Rogen”. Okay, you like Kevin Smith (and I’m going to assume part of it is his dialogue) who writes very naughty jokes, but you hate Seth Rogen who also writes but acts out dirty jokes. These two compliment each other’s talents in a way that is almost unheard of in modern cinema. 2. “It has porn in the title, so they will show the porn.” If you want to see porn, don’t pay money to come to a theater to watch people make it.

Fans of Silent Bob’s movies will love the movie and the laughter doesn’t stop from start to finish. This is one of Kevin Smith’s funniest movies, which proves he can write beyond his New Jersey universe. The people that consider Superbad the pinnacle of contemporary American comedy, really need a lesson.

I present Exhibit A.