Saving Silverman
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22 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 52 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn
  • Summary: Traces the misadventures of buddies J.D. (Black) and Wayne (Zahn), who begin to suspect that their best friend, Darren Silverman (Biggs), is going to allow himself to be badgered into marrying Judith (Peet), a woman he doesn't love. They decide to reunite him with his long lost love from their school days (Detmer) -- even if they have to kidnap Judith to do it. (Columbia Tristar)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 29
  3. Negative: 20 out of 29
  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    70
    I was laughing myself sick over Saving Silverman, a sublimely idiotic farce in the "There's Something About Mary" tradition.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    60
    This is harmless stuff, and sometimes it's actually pretty funny, too.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    Relentlessly dopey and vulgar.
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  4. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    35
    Black, who is creatively marooned in the thankless Chris Farley fat-boy role, deserve better, and so do we.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29
  1. JustinS.
    10
    Critics don't know good movies if it showed up at their front door. This movie rocks and is hilarious.
  2. JasonTheCritic
    10
    It's so very sad that the critics of 2001 didn't have the insight to appreciate this movie.

    If you don't understand the characters you don't     understand human psychology.
    If you can't laugh at this movie, you aren't human.    … Expand
  3. JacksonG.
    7
    Awesome. One of the few movies in which Jack Black is actually funny (the other he barely appears in: High Fidelity).
  4. BonehoC.
    0
    Very, very bad. The movie falls apart so fast that it actually relies on making Jack Black's character gay to throw in some extra laughes, none of which work.… Collapse

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