Dogma

Kevin Smith’s ‘Dogma’ is a wonderful spoof on religion, that offers a fresh story in one of Kevin Smith’s best films. The story focuses on a group of angels (Matt Damon and Ben Afflek) that were banished to Wisconsin, which has been deemed worse than hell. They find a loop hole in the system allowing them to get back into heaven through the Christian Wow! campaign, which tries to get Christianity back into the cool, hip, public. Meanwhile a woman who works at a fertility clinic is confronted by Metatron (Alan Rickman) who tells her she is the only one who can stop the angels. Overall, it seems like the plot is convoluted, which it is, but really, it is just a fun and enjoyable movie. The comedy and writing in this movie is great, and some of the stars in the movie are pretty good. There are a quite a few moments that stand out to me, I don’t want to spoil anything, but there are a few. But for the most part, it’s honestly quite forgettable. This doesn’t, though, take away the enjoyment of Kevin Smith’s brilliant writing and style. While writing is Kevin Smith’s major strong suits, the way the movie looks has never been one of them. The look of the film wasn’t bad by any mean, but it did leave me wanting more. The characters are all unique and fun, along with the story. However, the visuals were somewhat lacking, and the plot did become slightly convoluted, but really, genuinely, this is one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a while. I laughed out loud quite a few times, and really, that’s what the purpose of entertainment is, isn’t it? For that, I’ll give it a solid 8.0/10