Irreverent enough to merit a disclaimer at the beginning, DOGMA is nevertheless pro-God and pro-tolerance. The story involves two fallen angels, Bartleby (Ben Affleck) and Loki (Matt Damon), who have found a loophole in Catholic dogma that will allow them back into heaven. However, this breach would result in the destruction of the world, so a ragtag group of prophets, scions, and apostles set out to stop them. The success of the film is in the juxtaposition of Smith's trademark acerbic attitude and witty dialogue against the enormous canvas of Christian iconography and apocalyptic conflict.
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Premiere, 06/01/2000, p.102, "...Funny, original....A high-wire act..." -- 3 out of 5 stars New York Times, 11/12/1999, p.E20, "...Mercilessly funny....[The actors] bring great, understandable enthusiasm to Mr. Smith's smart talk and wild imaginings..." Box Office, 09/01/1999, p.144, "...There are kernels of genius here..." USA Today, 11/12/1999, p.13E, "...There is a keen intellect behind this devoutly defiant fable....Stuffed with cheery irreverence and inspired in equal parts by comic books, sports bar culture and the Bible..." Variety, 12/9/1999, p.89-90, "...A fiercely ambitious script that never loses its raucous rhythm....Affleck gives his strongest performance to date..."
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DOGMA was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999.
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Imaginative theology and a bigger-than-usual budget make Kevin Smith's (CHASING AMY, CLERKS) fourth film a kind of post-Catholic fantasy that only a comic-book enthusiast of his caliber could dream up. It concerns banished angels, Loki (Matt Damon) and Bartleby (Ben Affleck) who, after a few millennia in Wisconsin, discover a loophole in Catholic doctrine that would allow them back into heaven--but prove the fallibility of God and destroy the universe. As they make their way to New Jersey to receive a plenary indulgence, God dispatches a seraphim (Alan Rickman) to recruit lapsed-Catholic Bethany (Linda Fiorentino) to stop the angels. She finds help in muses, prophets (Jay and Silent Bob), and the forgotten 13th apostle, Rufus (Chris Rock). Before long, all hell breaks loose (literally), and God (Alanis Morrisette) has to put in an appearance of her own. Smith's controversial (and very funny) film is powered by his trademark dialogue, ripe with observations on pop culture, religion, and bodily functions.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews  funny, July 2, 2008
By Patrick C.
In my opinion, anything that Kevin Smith touches turns to gold. And Im not
trying to be silly...I really mean it. All his works have a distinct signature
and are unusually original. Dogma is a really great movie and includes a cast
for the ages.
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