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Saving Silverman

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Critics' Reviews

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Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
I was laughing myself sick over Saving Silverman, a sublimely idiotic farce in the "There's Something About Mary" tradition.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
Yes, it's stupid. But sometimes it's stupid with a capital S, and it's in those moments of transcendent idiocy that you can't help liking Saving Silverman. At least, a little bit.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
A standard-issue numskull comedy that aims low but is high in energy.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Edward Crouse
A sharp-dumb, jack- and goof-off affair.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
Not just stupid, but brain dead.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
The kind of comedy that takes the fun out of stupidity.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
Does occasionally rise out of the sewer of its self-imposed idiocy, ascending in brief moments from utter witlessness to half-witlessness, mostly thanks to the loose comic byplay between Mr. Black and Mr. Zahn.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Let's accentuate the positive: Saving Silverman really stinks. No, really. It's bad. Awful.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
So bad in so many different ways that perhaps you should see it, as an example of the lowest slopes of the bell-shaped curve.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Peet is always worth watching, but the role does her no favors, and the script, involving a kidnapping and a surprise cameo by Neil Diamond - you heard me - smacks of desperation beyond saving.Read Full Review »
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