Review of Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005) by Alan D — 11 Apr 2009

Sarah Silverman's humor is an acquired taste. And as a fan of dark humor, I am a big fan. This film is a unique combination of live footage, staged musical numbers, and faux-backstage material. Silverman uses each element to her advantage in order to create a vision of an awkward world full of hate, ignorance, and insanity.

There are no sacred cows. She has no problems talking about her lesbian 7-year-old niece who is denied pussy for a week for confessing her sexual preference. Or exhuming the remains of her 96-year-old grandmother to determine whether she was raped. She tackles issues of race, the holocaust (Nazis weren't assholes when they were small), political correctness (little people is less preferable to midget), and 9-11 (the day she was devastated by discovering soy chai lattes were 900 calories).

Silverman is excellent at delivering her caustic lines with an air of oblivious narcissism. It's almost as though she is daring us to be angry with her, yet it's hard to be angry with someone who seems clueless about their own foul beliefs. This is the method of her madness.

If you have a high tolerance for offensive humor, check this film out, otherwise protect yourself.