Amazon.com video review:
Writer-director Kevin Smith (Clerks) makes a
huge leap in sophistication with this strong story about a comic-book
artist (Ben Affleck) who falls in love with a lesbian (Joey Lauren
Adams) and actually gets his wish that she love him, too. Their
relationship is attacked, however, by his business partner (Jason
Lee), who pulls a very unsubtle Iago act to cast doubt over the whole
affair. The film has the same sense of insiderness as
Clerks--this time, Smith takes us within the arcane, funny
world of comic-book cultism--but the themes of jealousy, deceit, and
the high price of growing up enough to truly care for someone make
this a very satisfying movie. --Tom Keogh
