An irreverent, frequently funny clash of cultures which mostly explores the lighter side of what it means to be Jewish.
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04/04/07
Go For Zucker (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 38
Fresh: 21
Rotten:17
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Consensus: While a German comedy is a bit of a novelty for American audiences, the lowbrow humor on display in Go For Zucker is only mildly amusing.
Theatrical Release:Jan 20, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: This genuinely hilarious comedy was an enormous hit in its native Germany, where it was widely hailed as the sign of a renaissance in German-Jewish humor. The excellent Henry Hübchen stars as the... [More]
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Reviews for Go For Zucker
The cast is funny and the script is sharply written.
03/01/07
Watching through American eyes, none of it seems all that funny, or interesting, or entertaining.
09/20/06
A brash, energetic, cheerfully slovenly comedy with broadly drawn characters and big performances…
08/05/06
A fine farce about discovering the meaning of 'family' under peculiar circumstances.
08/04/06
Zany Zucker proves that 'German comedy' is no oxymoron, and that the country can at last find humor in its cultural and religious divide.
07/13/06
Top CriticBecause it's from Germany and we're not onto the tricks of the lead actors, the way this familiar tale plays out is a lot of fun.
07/13/06
The most appealing aspect is that it is not politically correct, stirring comedy out of the clash within a culture, as distinct from films that use clashes of cultures for their comedy.
04/28/06
As a comedy, Zucker is pleasant and spry but not truly exceptional.
04/08/06
A character-driven entertainment that stays just the right side of purely physical farce.
04/06/06
Top CriticA diverting, mildly entertaining movie, far short of provoking the controversy (or hysterical laughter) it apparently prompted during its release in Germany.
04/06/06
Top Critictoo weighted with overdressing and fat to travel all that well.
03/27/06
Go for Zucker! has one comic trope our capitalist society can definitely understand: the restorative power of a cash bonanza.
03/25/06
Top CriticAlthough Go for Zucker begins with the title character running, the movie just isn't up to speed.
03/03/06
Top CriticA broad, lowbrow affair, worthy of an American Ben Stiller comedy.
03/03/06
Levy exploits the living situation for countless oil-and-water gags, many of which are so corny and played-out that they feel as though they should be accompanied by the cheers of a live studio audience.
02/23/06
The humor, in both subtle and slapstick varieties, is fast-paced.
02/19/06
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02/11/06
German-made comedy is a rare enough export, but German-made Jewish comedy hasn’t been seen abroad -- or in the Fatherland -- since the days of Adolf Hitler.
02/09/06
The jokes aren't always funny, but that they come at all out of contemporary Germany gives this obstreperous social comedy -- a huge hit back home -- a modern punch.
02/08/06
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