Dick jokes? Nah.
From the eternally foul-mouthed mind of Kevin Smith, comes his brutally funny Rom-Com, about a comic-book writer who falls in love with a lesbian.
Starring Ben Affleck as the aforementioned writer, and Joey Lauren Adams as the aforementioned lesbian, Chasing Amy is an post-adolescent exploration of human relationships, and all their hilarious foibles.
Jason Lee plays Affleck’s outrageously rude colleague, whose homophobic dick jokes go down like a lead balloon, but later develop into a slightly unbelievable character arc. There are small cameos for Smith himself, as well as his partner in crime Jason Mewes, as their terrible twosome Jay and Silent Bob.
The film benefits from an incredibly sharp script, full of ballsy social commentary, and outlandish insults, as well as a very strong performance from Adams - whose sexual complexities and masculine swearing make her a confounding character.
Affleck is not in his element yet, acting wise, struggling through the emotional stuff, and only just delivering the comedy, whilst Jason Lee is hilarious.
Far more developed than some of Smith’s films, Chasing Amy is on the one hand brilliantly funny, but painfully romantic on the other. In other words, come for the jokes and try to endure the sappy stuff.
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