"What Kind of Convenience Store Are You Running Here?" 

Dante and Randal are clerks, if you couldn't tell from the title. Dante works at his local QuickStop, and Randal works at the video store adjacent, although you wouldn't be able to guess as he's constantly in Dante's store mouthing off to customers, causing chaos, and being shockingly profane. Dante is dissatisfied with his life. He's gotta work on his day off, his customers are annoying, he's got Randal in his ear being disgusting, and he's considering leaving his girl for his ex.  He drifts through his day, encountering weirdo after weirdo and enduring a series of unfortunate events and extenuating circumstances.  All the while complaining about the things he's missing out on by working there. Randal, on the other hand, is never at his post, astoundingly rude to his customers, and never even bats an eye. He's happy to aimlessly wander between the two stores, disrupting everything he can, with no regard to the consequences. 

At a glance, it looks like Dante is our hero. After all, he's decent to the customers, doesn't like to cause a fuss, and would never talk back to anyone. On close examination, however, the picture becomes clearer. He's a total hypocrite! He's sneaking around on his girlfriend, leaving the store unattended, and practically giving merchandise away for free! Randal may be a mess, but at least he's honest and content. 

This movie is an ode to the unhappy worker. That person who's stuck behind the counter of an understocked, not-exactly-up-to-code, dingily lit convenience store when they'd rather be anywhere else. Kevin Smith, the director, makes this dream almost attainable as he was in that same position before he took a chance and made this movie on maxed out credit cards and will-power. It was an instant hit at the Sundance Film Festival, and with a script like that it's easy to see why. A fun stick-it-to-the-man fantasy that anyone discontent with life can tune into, have a good chuckle, and wonder what they could accomplish if they weren't so darn accommodating all the time!