Smith's comic allegory is overlong and confused, but his move from indie to mainstream deserves at least some credit.
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Dogma (1999)
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Reviews Counted:122
Fresh:82
Rotten:40
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: Provocative and audacious, Dogma entertains without overtly offending.
Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Imaginative theology and a bigger than usual budget make Kevin Smith's fourth film a kind of post-Catholic fantasy that only a comic-book enthusiast of his caliber could dream up. The plot is set... [More]
Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Linda Fiorentino, George Carlin
Director: Kevin Smith
Reviews for Dogma
Top CriticA lighthearted, determinedly independent romp.
03/19/08
Top CriticIf this is [Smith's] one 'message' movie, let's hope he has got it off his chest.
04/24/01
Top CriticToo talky, too fond of in-jokes, too caught up (especially during the dismally weak climax) in its crass comic-strip ethos, and not, finally, as funny, subversive or thought-provoking as it would like to be.
01/26/06
Top CriticI recommend it anyway, for the way it kids around with the finer points of a religion while embracing its high ideas.
01/01/00
As an ambitious and overreaching break with Smith's provincial milieu Dogma is a failed experiment, but a noble failure.
12/02/02
Dogma is a raucous, profane but surprisingly endearing piece of work, a funny and lively film of ideas.
01/01/00
Top CriticA very vulgar pro-faith comedy rather than a sacrilegious goof, Dogma is an extraordinarily uneven film that significant cutting might be able to transform into a playable one.
03/19/08
Top CriticThe film has freewheeling energy, intellectual vigor and a cool cast.
01/01/00
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10/18/08
Top CriticLeaves you feeling like you saw something special and fresh.
01/01/00
A top-notch Smith script, partnered with fine actors and a respectable budget.
04/01/01
Dogma is more strained than funny.
04/27/07
Since debuting with Clerks, Smith has grown as a director, particularly in terms of working with actors.
01/01/00
This is not a neatly wrapped package -- it’s a noisy, messy, outrageous rampage most of the time. But enough sticks to the wall with sufficient frequency to recommend it.
02/14/01
Like the worst seasons of Saturday Night Live, most of the film's setups go nowhere or just fall flat.
01/01/00
It's a film overflowing with smart ideas that nevertheless plays out dumb.
01/01/00
An hilarious satire that challenges our preconceptions and encourages something other than a fundamentalist interpretation of the bible.
01/01/00
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