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FUNNY AS HELL...EVEN IF YOU ARE CATHOLIC
Forget about any controvery, this movie is a laugh a minute. Being Catholic I was wary of this film, knowing the church was not too pleased with it. Having watched it once, I then bought the DVD.

Granted, Smith takes some artistic license here. I doubt that there was a 13th apostle and I doubt that Jesus had brothers and sisters that we never heard about, but he uses his "theories" with amazing comedic effect. He also mixes in some poignant generaliztions about the faith that ring somewhat true (i.e. Salma Hayek "Catholics don't celbrate their faith , they suffer it)

The cast in this flick is great. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are a couple of fallen angels looking for a loophole that will get them back into heaven. Damon is surprisingly relaxed and funny in his portrayal as the angel of death Loki. The only people that can stop them are Linda Florentino (the last zion), Rufus the unknown 13th black apostle, and Jay and Silent Bob (the prophets?). Chris Rock is hillarious as Rufus and Jay and Silent Bob are......well if you have ever seen a Kevin Smith movie you know they are good for some laughs.

Other supporting cast include Salma Hayek (serendipity - wow, dont miss her dance scene!) and George Carlin(priceless as the cardinal). Overall the cast is fantastic although Linda Florentino was a little off on her timing.

Watch this film with an open mind and you'll watch it again. If you are easily offended, don't even bother....let the rest of us enjoy it.

The Ten Commandments + MallRats = DOGMA
Dogma, the latest in Writer/Director Kevin Smith's line of unrelated movies starring the same actors, is an absolutely hilarious satire of organized religion. I'm sure that this movie has and will continue to offend many catholics, but at it's core, dogma is simply an incredibaly funny and well written movie. As two angels, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's chemistry is as good as ever. They bounce off each other with perfect timing and rythm. Chris Rock adds his own element as the 13th apostle, Rufus. "Knew him (christ), nigga owes me 12 bucks," Rock says of his relationship witht the Messiah. Alan Rickman stars as the voice of God, a windswept ball of stress trying to save existence. The movie is full of satire and parody, and if taken as that and nothing more, the movie is just plain funny. Expecting more will only lead to disappointment, as the movie's near apocalyptic ending falls short of expectations. It's undeniable however, the characters and the script are a ruckus of laughs and "oh wow, did he just say that?" types of reactions. Throughout, the movie is full of laugh-out-loud jokes and scenes. It won't change anyone's views on religion (no mentally stable person anyways), and it won't cause a revolution. It's simply a funny movie that should be viewed in the same light as Mel Brooks movie, or any of Kevin Smiths' other films.

Very Funny!
I can certainly understand why some people wouldn't like this film. Taken at face value, it is a rude and crude comedy. Going one layer deeper, it is an unsubtle attack on organized religion. However, if you were lucky (or unlucky) enough to have been raised as a Catholic, this movie is an absolute must-see. The film runs like a continual inside joke. It cranks out constant humor at the expense of the church, but at the same time validates the church's teachings. It is the mad-magazine version of the 6th-grade catechism; the national lampoon version of the stations of the cross. Yes, there is a lot of profanity and some of it comes across as gratuitous. But if you can put that aside, this movie provides a very moral tale not so different than the ones that Sister Barnabus used to tell in grade school - but a lot more fun.

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