This film didn't do so well at the box office, but still remains a classic in the eyes of his fans. Chasing Amy, his third film, was critically acclaimed even though it had a different style than the first two. While the film is still a comedy, it tries to mix in a story of religious allegory. There are many funny moments, as with his other movies, but now there are many dead spaces. Some of the jokes fall flat on their faces.
Violence seems to be a running theme.
Smith tries to use bloodshed to get a few laughs, and it just doesn't work. Loki and Bartleby, the two fallen angels, take it upon themselves to cleanse the Earth of sinners. They go on a violent rampage, killing random people. Jason Lee, no stranger to Smith productions, appears as a demon helping Loki and Bartleby. He also ends up going on a his own killing spree and even sprouts horns at one point.