"Crazy Clerk" is an amazing comedy. The vitality, unscrupulousness, and contempt for the Hollywood model in the film make it an undoubted classic. The rough, bold and casual style of the black-and-white images and the film is a perfect match, and they complement each other perfectly. Unintentionally, this film became a benchmark for the rise of independent films in the 1990s. It can be said that it is under the inspiration of this film that passionate young people who are interested in independent films have picked up cameras and chased their movie dreams.
This movie only deals with trivial things. Its strength lies in the daily conversations of the characters, often talking about the most ridiculous topics, or the things that teenagers would say to their friends. The audience of the film can be any ordinary person doing boring work. People complain about their status in life, yearn for better opportunities, but never stand up and strive to achieve that goal. There is a curse in almost every two sentences in the film, but it is not just a comedy about slackers full of swear words, there are also many dialogues with conscience and wisdom, which is of great help to such films.
The comedy in the film is vulgar, natural, and indecent, changing between vulgarity and low taste. Nothing, no matter how outrageous, does not exceed the performance range of director Smith. His willingness to defy the taboos of movies is also one of the reasons for the gradual success of "Crazy Clerk".
