Review of Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005) by Joey N — 25 Jul 2007

I didn't realize that I had already watched this movie several times over via youtube clips!! haha It's kind of hard to grade, because as an actual movie, it's really bad. Horribly put together and I'd say 80 or 85% of it is her doing standup.

But that is a good thing, in my opinion, since stand up is her strong point. That and the improv, real life stuff (make sure you watch the Making Of featurette). Her skits and songs almost uniformly suck.

Like, "Sarah, you actually thought that was funny?" sucky. But her delivery of her act is uniquely her own. She adopts an amusing pseudo-conceited persona and obsessed with everything taboo.

She also has a knack for attackting celebrities, which unfortunately she doesn't use here. (see: Independent Spirit Awards and MTV movie Awards). So while this is technically not a good film, if we're talkin ability to make me laugh, it's an easy 4 stars.