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