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Saving Silverman (2001)

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Reviews Counted:98

Fresh:16

Rotten:82

Average Rating:3.3/10

Consensus: Dragged down by a plot lacking any sense of logic and obnoxious, unsympathetic characters, this comedy is more crude and mean-spirited than funny.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for crude and sexual humor, lauguage, thematic material

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 9, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $18,968,154

Synopsis: Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs, AMERICAN PIE) and his pals Wayne (Steve Zahn) and J.D. (Jack Black) are close friends since high school who perform together in a Neil Diamond cover band. Enter... Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs, AMERICAN PIE) and his pals Wayne (Steve Zahn) and J.D. (Jack Black) are close friends since high school who perform together in a Neil Diamond cover band. Enter Darren's shrewd psychologist bride-to-be Judith (Amanda Peet, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS), who constantly schemes to keep Darren from hanging out with his old slacker buddies. Anxious to hold onto their right to spend time with Darren, Wayne and J.D. decide that they must stop at nothing to prevent the wedding from taking place and reunite Darren with his first love--who is about to become a nun! Dennis Dugan's (HAPPY GILMORE) comedy attempts to harness the white-hot comedic talents of Zahn and Black, throwing in an inspirational appearance from Neil Diamond himself, to tell a hilarious tale of undying friendship. [More]

Starring: Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, Amanda Peet

Starring: Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, Amanda Peet, Amanda Detmer, Neil Diamond

Director: Dennis Dugan

Director: Dennis Dugan
Screenwriter: Hank Nelken, Greg DePaul
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Brad Luff
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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  • 2 Best Friends + 1 Girlfriend = WAR! Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs), Wayne Lefessier (Steve Zahn) and J.D. McNugent (Jack Black) have been best friends since the fifth grade. Enter Judith (Amanda Peet), a cold-hearted beauty who digs her claws into sweet-natured Darren. She snatches him from his friends and even breaks up their cover band. J.D. and Wayne try every imaginable scheme to save Darren- and their friendship - but fail miserably. When they find out Darren has been brainwashed into marrying Judith, the dim-witted duo decide to kidnap her and reunite Darren with his long-lost love, before she becomes a nun!
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    Michael Dequina

    The audience is one who needs saving, not the title character, in this latest entry in the look-how-dumb-I-can-get comedy sweepstakes.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 11 2009 03:08 AM

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    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 14 2003 05:06 PM

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    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 08 2003 08:09 AM

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    James Sanford

    Peppered with naked senior citizens, trash-talking nuns and a bloody plastic surgery operation, "Silverman" will be best enjoyed by people who truly believe "gross" and "silly" are synonyms for "funny"...

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 10 2002 06:34 PM

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    Pablo Villaca

    Mulher Infernal não é apenas uma comédia mal realizada e sem a menor graça. É, também, uma produção capaz de insultar a inteligência do espectador a todo momento.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 30 2002 08:53 PM

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    Mark Dujsik

    Silverman is the newest "comedy" from director Dennis Dugan who has made such other "hits" as Big Daddy, Beverly Hills Ninja, and Happy Gilmore.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 26 2002 08:06 AM

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    Scott Weinberg

    We all have our guilty pleasures.

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