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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TNT RoughCutChristopher BrandonTNT RoughCutChristopher BrandonFrequently hilarious, often profound, and occasionally stupid.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA raucous, profane but surprisingly endearing piece of work.
- Smith makes a big, gutsy leap into questions of faith and religion. He miraculously emerges with his humor intact and his wings unsinged.
- 70Film.comErnest HardyFilm.comErnest HardySmith has crammed the film with enough genuinely funny moments and insightful bits to make it well worth seeing.
- 63Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezAs funny as a lot of the film is, Dogma remains as frustratingly uneven as the rest of Smith's work.
- Smith's strongest suit is writing dialogue that slips smart insights in between pop-culture references and raunchy language.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIt does commit a cardinal sin of filmmaking. It's boring.
- 63New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanKevin Smith's attempt to combine sketchy low comedy with long-winded theological speculation results in a mostly unfunny and occasionally tedious mess.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWildly irreverent fantasy.
- 40Film.comJohn HartlFilm.comJohn Hartl(Smith) seems out of his depth in this talky, rambling religious satire.