I just saw my 6th Kevin Smith movie and it's the first one that I think my mother would actually enjoy. Quite a departure from films such as Clerks or Chasing Amy. However, you'll find something familiar in that several actors from earlier films appeared in this one, too. Let's run down the list:

Ben Affleck: Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and now Jersey Girl.
Matt Damon: I don't remember him from Mallrats, but the other movies listed for Affleck apply here. And no, I didn't check IMDB.
Jason Lee: See also Ben Affleck

One oddity is that I didn't see Kevin Smith anywhere, although I did hear that Silent Bob had been retired. What I found amusing, though, is that Smith appeared briefly in Daredevil, starring ?guess who? Ben Affleck. Incest might be too strong a word to use here, but not by much. Anyway, I'll try to avoid details as much as possible. Unlike for The Passion, the phrase "spoilers ahead" applies here.

Ben Affleck does a pretty good job as a man who became a single father when his wife died during childbirth. Interestingly enough, J-Lo played his wife. She did a pretty good job for the 10 minutes she was onscreen. Lots of personal growth involved and some somewhat sappy sentiments about what's really important. You think maybe Kevin Smith's child has anything to do with that? Or the fact that this is his first movie not rated "R"? Nah. In any event, pretty decent romantic movie with a decent mix of comedy and drama. Excessively bitter people might not enjoy it, but I did. So go check it out, if you want.

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