A spiritual-themed comedy that starred a post-Good Will Hunting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, as effectively as Chris Rock, Salma Hayek, George Carlin, Alan Rickman, Linda Fiorentino, and Lee and Mewes, it was criticized by the Catholic League. Miramax hired Alan Dershowitz to sue the MPAA. Initially, the film obtained an NC-17 ranking from the MPAA for sexually graphic language.