You can tell Linda just threw in the towel...

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: I love Kevin's writing as much as the next person, but I agree with you, sometimes it's too clever to be realistic. But then again, it's not just the dialogue that's unrealistic; it's the plots and visual style as well. I mean, God *is* played by Alanis Morrisette, that ought to clue anyone in as to how non-verite these films are meant to be. They're based in story and not natural character development, unfortunately the opposite of the way most actors are trained. But still, anyone with an ounce of natural comedic talent should be able to pick it up. Thus probably why Lee, Rock, and Carlin can do it, and Fiorentino and London (both arguably more experienced actors then the other three) had trouble. : Even though I can understand people getting pissed off at line readings (assuming they were given in a not-so-gentle fashion), you can tell in some scenes Linda's not even trying to enjoy herself or even give a decent performance anymore. The Mexican restaurant scene is the easiest example I can think of but there are plenty of other scenes where she seems to feel rolling her eyes and pursing her lips is valid acting. It's like she fixed in her mind that this movie was going to suck and then did her best to fulfill her own prophecy. That in my mind is just unprofessional. She's never been my favorite actress but in Dogma she just sucks dirty beans. : : : Brian O'Halloran was a mediocre Dante../ : : I disagree. A number of people in CLERKS are clearly faking their way through their lines, but O'Halloran is clearly game the whole time. I actually have more problem with him in later cameos where he tends to be a little overcooked. : : : Jeremy London, I really didnt like in Mallrats, and thought it coulda been better casted... : : Definitely. Not many disagree there. : : : But the one I *really* hated was Fiorentino in DOGMA. I find her to be a pretty horrible actress, particularly in this flick. : : I've generally like her work, but she definitely struggled – in places – in DOGMA. : : Ultimately, Kevin Smith writes awkward dialogue. It's one of those little secrets. Because the humorous bantering chatter about mundanity, it plays like what we like to remember our more mundane conversations to have sounded like. : : Affleck is brilliant at reading it. Lee struggled in places in MALLRATS, but has nailed it in everything since then. Joey was very good at it. Rickman and Rock acquitted themselves quite nicely in DOGMA. : : With CHASING AMY, he was able to hone down the cast to just proven readers, so it had easily the least difficulty with awkward performances. : : In DOGMA, Matt is wonderful some of the time, but awkward others; Kevin is more over-the-top than usual, which works better some times than others; Linda struggles quite a bit… The idea of Janeane Garofolo is certainly intriguing, although she was oddly stiff in her scene, too. : : Mewes is the only person whose performance in DOGMA really blew me out of my seat, though. He really rose way above the performances he's given before and reached an entirely new level. Hopefully he'll be given - and hopefully he'll take - the opportunity to move onto new things.

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