There are some spots in his movies that make me laugh... but nothing I can say that I'm totally in love w/ and a fan of...
I see relating to some of Clerks if you worked in retail (I did a nine year binge myself) but I dunno maybe it's the usual lack luster acting that just doesn't float my boat...
I think Kevin Smith has a cult following and is "cool" to like... Not sure he'd be a huge hit if those two things weren't factors... I don't mean that against anyone here I just mean in general.
I can say that I totally relate to Empire Records much more than Clerks... Working in a record store for close to three years... Empire just hit soooo many spots for me...