Review of Religulous (2008) by Ross W — 10 Apr 2010
The issue that Bill Maher attacks in "Religulous"- the irrationality of religious belief and practice- has been examined in greater detail, deeper investment, and sharper wit by Maher's co-satirists than he can muster here.
Spending far more time identifying the issue than discussing the implications, Maher's attempt to undermine the influence of religion in the modern world is less intelligent than it supposes to be.
What follows is essentially a "half-Jewish, half-Catholic atheist" travelling around the world to sniff out and parade the stupidest members of the human race across the TV screen for our viewing pleasure.
It's cheap comedy, which could be forgiven if it had anything new to say.
This review of Religulous (2008) was written by Ross W on 10 Apr 2010.
Religulous has generally received positive reviews.
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