Dogma (1999)
Directed by Kevin Smith
Starring Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Jason Mewes, and Kevin Smith
rklenseth's Star Rating:
Dogma is a satirical take on God's dogma and the inconsistencies of organized religion. When two fallen angels in Wisconsin, Loki (Matt Damon) and Bartleby (Ben Affleck) receive a news article about a Catholic diocese in New Jersey that will be instituting a practice that forgives a soul for its sins when it passes under an archway of a church that is celebrating its jubilee they find it as a loophole to get back into heaven and begin a race across the country to get there on time. At the same time, God sends a Metatron (Alan Rickman), or voice of God, to call upon a woman who works at an abortion clinic named Bethany (Linda Fiorentino), a 13th Apostle named Rufus (Chris Rock) and two prophets named Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) after the angels to stop them for if they succeed then all creation will cease to exist. Furthermore, a demon named Azrael (Jason Lee) is trying with all possible means to make sure the angels do succeed.
This is a hilarious comedy from director/actor Kevin Smith and it is also a very ambitious look at organized religion. This film is very negative toward organized religion so if you are easily offended by such things I would skip seeing this film. Needless to say I loved the story and how epic it got by the end. The ending revelation or twist had me smiling at the irony of it all.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are very funny and have great chemistry together as the two fallen angels. The most riotous moments come from Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith and Chris Rock during their scenes together. The rest of the cast is good but some the dialogue and acting was a bit silly which I believe it was meant to be.
All in all, I thought this was an amusing and thought provoking flick with a very good cast that was splendid.
This is a hilarious comedy from director/actor Kevin Smith and it is also a very ambitious look at organized religion. This film is very negative toward organized religion so if you are easily offended by such things I would skip seeing this film. Needless to say I loved the story and how epic it got by the end. The ending revelation or twist had me smiling at the irony of it all.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are very funny and have great chemistry together as the two fallen angels. The most riotous moments come from Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith and Chris Rock during their scenes together. The rest of the cast is good but some the dialogue and acting was a bit silly which I believe it was meant to be.
All in all, I thought this was an amusing and thought provoking flick with a very good cast that was splendid.
