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60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Marta Barber
    75
    Go for Zucker is far from a perfect film but it brings easy laughter and joy.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: James C. Taylor
    70
    Writer-director Levy occasionally relies on cheap gags, but his light tone and breezy visual style are a nice contrast to Go for Zucker's metaphorical subtext about familial - and German - reunification.
  3. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Robert Wilonsky
    70
    Zucker!'s a bona fide hit in Germany, where, apparently, there's been a shortage of Jewish comedies since, oh, 1939, give or take. But it deserves its imported rep; rare's the movie that has an Orthodox Jew tripping on Ecstasy while getting a massage from a Palestinian prostitute hours before his mamala's funeral.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    70
    Zippy, well-played, Wilder-esque farce.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Derek Elley
    70
    Picture lets loose an experienced cast of vets on a well-honed script that has broad appeal.
  6. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: David Denby
    70
    Watching the antic inventions of Go for Zucker, I was moved by the thought that Jews have achieved a kind of Germanness again, and even more moved by the thought that Germans have achieved a kind of Jewishness again.
  7. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Andrea Gronvall
    70
    Henry Hübchen is dynamic as the title character.
  8. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marrit Ingman
    67
    It's not quite masterful enough to achieve all its goals, but Zucker is undeniably ambitious despite its relatively lowbrow and farcical approach.
  9. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    It's the rare German movie calling itself a comedy that is actually funny, even if only in bits and pieces.
  10. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    58
    Funny, director and co-writer Dani Levy suggests with no little coldness, how the scent of money can do what religion, ideology, and ethical principles cannot.
  11. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Jessica Reaves
    50
    It remains a diverting, mildly entertaining movie, far short of provoking the controversy (or hysterical laughter) it apparently prompted during its release in Germany.
  12. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    50
    A tiresomely madcap story with extremely faint political (and politically incorrect) overtones.
  13. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    50
    Go for Zucker was a smash back home, where it was hailed as the first German comedy about Jews since World War II. But it will take more than that to make American audiences laugh.
  14. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Ruthe Stein
    50
    Perhaps the humor has been lost in translation.
  15. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    50
    Mildly tasteless (natürlich), if not exactly uproarious.
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User Score
6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Alex
    8
    Somewhat better than the highly successful MEET THE FOCKERS and its more germane, equally successful sequel. And not much worse.
  2. BenK.
    8
    The film understands the faults of the characters and forgives them. A funny film. What else can you say about a comedy?
  3. ChaimL.
    7
    Funny movie especially for those of us who are committed Jews. The scenes on learning to seem observant are hysterical.
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