Dogma (film) Aside from some scenes filmed on the New Jersey shore, most of the film was shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. An old homeless man (Cort) is standing outside a skee ball arcade in New Jersey and is beaten into a coma by three hockey stick-wielding teenagers, the Stygian Triplets. Two fallen angels, Bartleby (Affleck) and Loki (Damon), were banished from Heaven after an inebriated Loki, with Bartleby's encouragement, resigned as the Angel of Death. Exiled to Wisconsin, the pair see their salvation when a church in Red Bank, New Jersey celebrates its centennial anniversary with a plenary indulgence. They can have their sins forgiven by passing through the doors of that church, and—upon death—regain access to Heaven.[4] They fail to realize that this will overrule the word of God and destroy existence.
Metatron, aka the Voice of God Bethany learns she was chosen for the mission because she is the last relative of Jesus Christ. The heroes reach the church before Bartleby and Loki enter. ALAN RICKMAN in Dogma. Reviewed by Catherine, Georgiana and Renie DVD UK Version, reviewed 27th April 2002. 123 minutes running time, rated 15 Reviewed by Catherine Overall rating 2.5 hands. Rickmaniac rating 3 hands. The first time I watched this film, I didn't watch it properly! I watched the first 25 minutes, until the end of the first Rickman section, then jumped chapters for the second Rickman section, and then jumped straight to the end quarter of an hour. The beauty of this method seemed to be that, since Mr. Rickman's character is the main storyteller, you lose very little of the plot! I thought that I'd better check I hadn't completely missed any vital plot points, though, so I made myself sit down and watch the whole thing from start to finish.
The basic plot is that two angels, who have been banished from Heaven for all eternity, ("To Hell? " Stealing the movie again is of course Rickman. Fausta thanks Catherine for her review Overall rating: 3 hands Rickmaniac rating: 5 hands Dogma official film site. Dogma (1999. D O G M A. Dogma - Cast and Crew: Alan Rickman. "It's a script that makes great technical demands on an actor because there is a real beat to the line, and Kevin can hear it. That's what comedy is about: the rhythm of the writing. " - Alan Rickman Alan Rickman plays Metatron, the angel who serves as the Voice of God and has to make a most challenging visit to earth when humanity is threatened. Rickman made an auspicious screen debut in John McTiernan's "Die Hard.
" This action role followed on the heels of his Broadway run with the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," for which he received a Tony nomination. Rickman went on to star in "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves" (winning a BAFTA Award), Stephen Poliakoff's "Close My Eyes" and Anthony Minghella's "Truly Madly Deeply," roles that garnered him England's Evening Standard Film Actor of the Year Award. Accolades and two more BAFTA nominations followed for Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility" and Neil Jordan's "Michael Collins. " The 'Dogma' Cast...