Dogma

Production Year: 1999 - Comedy - Director: Kevin Smith - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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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...
more...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, played by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith respectively), 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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A review by Cloister on Dogma DVD
July 12th, 2000

Author's product rating: Dogma DVD - rated by Cloister

Did you enjoy it?	Loved it
Story	Outstanding
Characters / Performances	Outstanding
Special Effects	Outstanding
How does it compare to similar films?	Outstanding

Advantages:	One of the funniest films ever made
Disadvantages:	None

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

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Dogma is a comedy written by and starring Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy). It's about a couple of angels who are banished from heaven but find a loophole in Catholicism that will allow them to return, If the angels are successful all existence will be wiped out. The hilarious duo Jay and Silent Bob who also appear in Kevin Smiths other films return as a couple of prophets sent to help try and stop the angels along with the 13th apostle who was left out of the bible because he was black and a descendant of Jesus Christ. The film even features an appearence by God herself played by Alanis Morissette. Dogma is one of the funniest films I have ever seen and I would highly recommend it to others. Fans of Kevin Smith should not miss this, definitely his best work yet.