Being written and directed by Kevin Smith, what could go wrong? Dogma, the fourth in Kevin Smith's pseudo-series of movies is spectacularly irreverent and a great adventure with star-power galore.

Starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorintino, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Alanis Morissette, Jason Lee and of course Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob), Dogma is a hilarious tale of Catholicism, fallen angels, and the end of the universe. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star as two fallen angels, forced to wander the earth (specifically Minnesota) for thousands of years. When the Catholic church unveils their latest idea to get more followers, entitled "Catholicism, Wow!" they create a loophole allowing the two angels to get back into heaven. If these two angels get back into heaven, against God's decree, it would then negate everything God has ever done, and thus eliminate the world, and all existence as we know it.

The only way to save the world is to stop them from entering into the church and here the story begins. The film starts with a great disclaimer as to not upset anybody (Catholics and platypi alike) and goes from there. Comic genius Kevin Smith has done it again and succeeded in going against everything that's right, trying to offend and entertain everybody at the same time.

This immensely funny movie is adeptly rated R. It may have been able to pull in a PG-13 had Jason Mewes (Jay) not been included, but the movie would have then lost much of it's edge, and as is, 'Dogma' is a great movie that, although being praised by critics and fans alike, will not get the respect it deserves. Kevin Smith is able to write such witty and truthful dialogue between his characters that there is so much more to 'Dogma' then presents itself in theaters (if you haven't seen Clerks yet, then you may be lost here). The underlying message may get lost in all of the comic antics of the characters, but it is there. Maybe you should just go the first time to be amused, but make sure you see it again, just so you can catch all of the underlying meanings in this movie.

Sure, I may be reading too much into this movie. I had a great time when I saw it. It was funny and witty and never had a dull moment, but there's just so much more to this movie, you may have to see it more than once, and do yourself and all movie-going fans alike a favor and see it multiple times - not just to get the meaning of the whole thing - but to convince Kevin Smith that although Mallrats bombed and Chasing Amy made little profit, there is a demand for his great, classic movies and he needs to continue to make more - many more. Keep up the good work!

Genres: Comedy
Rated: R
Runtime: 130 minutes
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