Okay, we’re college students, guys ‘n’ gals who are somewhere in their 20s. That means that most of us came of age in that decade of decadence (yeah, and I guess Motley Crue, too): the 1980s.

So malls are an integral part of our growing up, no? That’s why every 20-something, upon seeing the cinematic masterpiece, Mallrats, will go, “Oh. My. Gawd. Did they, like, make a movie about my life or what??”

Anyway, Mallrats is totally worth the trip to Des Moines you’ll have to make in order to see it. It, like, shows two guys — tasty in a 90s sort of way, but also stuck in their childhood — whose girlfriends both dumped them.

Brodie (Jason Lee) and Quint (Jeremy London) are taking a breather in their favorite “monument to consumerism,” all the while trying to win their women back.

There’s another little subplot involving a 50s dating game in there, but this movie was not made for a great storyline. Rather, the dialogue is waaaay important and hilarious.

Oh, a warning right here and now: Shannen Doherty stars in this movie. Yes! She plays Rene, Brodie’s ex, who changes outfits literally four times in the same day. And I don’t know if she’s on Slim-Fast or what, but she is a skeleton! Eat some grub, woman!

Anyway, speaking of dialogue, Doherty can’t cut it. She might be a whining expert, but her little exchange with Lee, when they’re flipping insults back and forth like a couple of burgers, is a complete waste of time.

Don’t get me wrong: Lee rocks: he is a younger, cruddier version of Fletch F. Fletch, and he can whip out the insults without missing a beat, but I think the whole scene is just a little over Ms. Shannen’s head.

I will give her a morsel of credit, though: a character accidentally calls her Brenda, and she flips out. Woo hoo! At least she can laugh at herself.

Listen for music from K.C. and the Sunshine Band (major plus), and keep your eyes peeled for some fab cameos: Stan Lee, the comic book deity, and Priscilla Barnes, who played Terry the Nurse on “Three’s Company.” You’ll never see her the same way again, I swear.

More highlights include Jason Lee (I think I mentioned this before): he is amazing! His little tirade extolling the dangers of escalators could not have been more hilarious. See this film, if only for him.