While I remember enjoying the original Clerks in 1994, I don’t remember much about the movie. I certainly hope that 12 years from now I will remember more about Clerks II, because it has enough shocking moments that failure to remember them would certainly be a sign of mental decline. Some may wish to put some of the images from this movie out of their minds as quickly as possible: Kevin Smith’s latest film is a naughty delight. And I do mean naughty. One scene in particular that involved a donkey had me wondering just how far Smith could go with an R rating. Fans of Smith’s other movies, particularly Chasing Amy and Clerks should thoroughly enjoy this day in the life of two thirty-something schmoes going through a premature mid-life crisis. Rosario Dawson and Trevor Fehrman add welcome notes of sweetness to the occasionally gratingly (but hilarious) foul-mouthed Randal (Jeff Anderson) who is facing life without his fellow clerk and lifetime kindred do-nothing spirit, Dante (Brian O’Halloran). The crisis is such that it even provokes dialogue from Silent Bob. If you don’t know who Silent Bob is, trust me, that’s a big deal. A simple plot that takes place almost entirely during Dante’s last day in New Jersey before moving to Florida to start a new, conventional, married life, and the at-times infuriating behavior of Randal do not stop a vulgar movie from also being funny and even heart-warming.