This movie is an allegory. Formally, an allegory is a representation of abstract ideas by elements in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form; in this case, the screenplay, the set design, and especially the actors are the elements by which the abstract is portrayed.
If you look for cool narrative structure and are familiar with, well, the Bible, you'll probably enjoy this tongue-in-cheek view of why "heaven is such a mess."
I'll just describe the characters: have fun with the rest of the analysis.
Vic -> God
Grace ->The grace of God
Rita, Grace's sister -> Justice (akin to God's grace is God's justice, and Rita means right)
Nick Falco -> Lucifer (Old Nick is a synonym for the devil, and don't forget the imposter). His philosophy was "to hell with every God d*mn thing".
Mickey -> the archangel Michael (Nick sees him as weak)
Gabriella -> the archangel Gabriel (just hangin' out until it's time to blow the horn)
Wacky Jacky Jackson -> chaos, which seeks to dismantle God's world ("I don't give a f*ck")
Mr. Gottlieb -> When you die, you will be in the hands of Gott Lieb--God's Love-- represented by an undertaker.
Ben London -> Man (ballsy, but rather slow and full of himself)
Finally, the title itself is a play on words itself: Mad Dog Time -> God
D*mn time.
Don't be so hard on this movie until you watch it for what it really is.
