First off, I'll say that I'm not a Larry Charles fan. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" made me cringe and I only found "Seinfeld" occasionally funny. I'm kind of neutral about Bill Maher. So, my hopes were not high for Religulous, although I certainly gave them credit for taking on the subject of religion in an irreverent documentary.
And in fact, that is the real strength of this movie, the fact that so few documentaries have criticized religion in such a straight-forward fashion. Basically, Maher interviews religious people, often on the extreme end of the spectrum, and questions their unquestioning belief, often with humorous comments. It's a simple film, but it mostly works because of some clever editing.
I'm a religious person myself, so I can understand how some people might be offended here, but that's part of the point. Personally, I found their agnostic certainty to be almost as dogmatic as some of the people they were making fun of, but I also enjoyed watching a film with a perspective that isn't often expressed.
I'm on the 6/7 border for this one but will side with the 7 rating for being daring.
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