Review of Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005) by Justin M — 13 Jun 2006
Hilarious. Sure it meanders a bit and the laughs aren't always there, but when it hits, it hits hard. Essentially a "concert film", the movie works when it leaves Silverman alone onstage with her material, and her songs (performed by her band, Sarah and the Silvermen).
What doesn't work are the interspersed "short film" vignettes (even though one of them stars the usually-funny Bob Odenkirk), that serve only to stretch the movie to feature length. Perhaps there just wasn't enough material to let it stand by itself, however: even with the vignettes, the movie barely runs 70mins.
Still, its funny enough to be worth recommending. Just be warned, this IS shock comedy: 70 minutes of gay, racist, holocaust, 9/11, AIDS jokes as delivered by a cute and precocious Jewish girl. But it's like Sarah says, "I don't care if you think I'm racist, so long as you think I'm thin.
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This review of Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005) was written by Justin M on 13 Jun 2006.
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic has generally received positive reviews.
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