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Go for Zucker! (Alles auf Zucker!) (2004)

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Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 40
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 18

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.

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 8

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.

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User Ratings: 784

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A man gets in touch with his spiritual side for a very material reason in this comedy from Germany. Jacob Zuckermann was a young man living in Eastern Germany when the Berlin Wall divided the nation in 1961. Jacob's mother escaped to West Berlin with her other son, Samuel, in tow, but Jacob was left behind. Putting himself though school, Jacob became a lawyer, albeit one with a less than prestigious practice, and changed his name to Jaeckie Zucker. However, after Germany was reunified, Jaeckie's

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Dani Levy, Holger Franke

Sep 19, 2006

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All Critics (42) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (18) | DVD (2)

Zany Zucker proves that 'German comedy' is no oxymoron, and that the country can at last find humor in its cultural and religious divide.

July 13, 2006 Comment
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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A character-driven entertainment that stays just the right side of purely physical farce.

April 6, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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A diverting, mildly entertaining movie, far short of provoking the controversy (or hysterical laughter) it apparently prompted during its release in Germany.

April 6, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | Comment
Chicago Tribune
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Go for Zucker! has one comic trope our capitalist society can definitely understand: the restorative power of a cash bonanza.

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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Although Go for Zucker begins with the title character running, the movie just isn't up to speed.

March 3, 2006 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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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.

February 8, 2006 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Entertainment Weekly
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Goebbels would have found the depiction of Jews in Go For Zucker promising.

August 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Bangitout.com | Comment
Bangitout.com

An irreverent, frequently funny clash of cultures which mostly explores the lighter side of what it means to be Jewish.

April 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Mount Desert Islander | Comment
Mount Desert Islander

An irreverent, frequently funny clash of cultures which mostly explores the lighter side of what it means to be Jewish.

April 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine | Comment
Upstage Magazine

The cast is funny and the script is sharply written.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

Watching through American eyes, none of it seems all that funny, or interesting, or entertaining.

September 20, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | Comment
DVDTalk.com

A brash, energetic, cheerfully slovenly comedy with broadly drawn characters and big performances...

August 5, 2006 Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Comment
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A fine farce about discovering the meaning of 'family' under peculiar circumstances.

August 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Seattle Times | Comment
Seattle Times

Because 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.

July 13, 2006 Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | Comment
St. Paul Pioneer Press

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.

April 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comment
Urban Cinefile

As a comedy, Zucker is pleasant and spry but not truly exceptional.

April 8, 2006 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Comment
Austin Chronicle

too weighted with overdressing and fat to travel all that well.

March 27, 2006 Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | Comment
Cinema Signals

A broad, lowbrow affair, worthy of an American Ben Stiller comedy.

March 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

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.

February 23, 2006 Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | Comment
Arizona Daily Star
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Audience Reviews for Go for Zucker! (Alles auf Zucker!)

Hilarious!!! I was actually initially inclined to turn it off and not finish it, but about twenty minutes in, I was glad I gave it a chance. An oddly funny family "tragicomedy," if you will.

April 21, 2010
marevalo83
Mariana Arevalo

I truly believe this is a universal story. If we take it too seriously or focus too hard on the cultural-religious angle, then yes, our family could be offended. But these characters and their delimmas can be found all over the world, in all cultures. I laughed the entire time--the acting was sublime.

February 12, 2008
heatherramin
Heather D

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Foreign Titles

  • Alles auf Zucker! (DE)
  • Monsieur Zucker Jous son va-tout (FR)
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