'Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic' doesn't rise to the comic's talent
by Phil Kloer

Rolling Stone bills her as the "Funniest Woman in America," Comedy Central has done a pilot with her for a possible series, and she stole the dirty-joke documentary "The Aristocrats" from a lot of better-known comedians. We can accept that Sarah Silverman is hot, nasty and funny, and still think her feature film is disappointing, however. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Stand-up comic Sarah Silverman mixes performances in front of live audiences with backstage skits and musical numbers that touch on sex, race, politics and unwanted body hair.

FILM FACTS ...
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'Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic'

Director: Liam Lynch
Starring: Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Laura Silverman, La'vin Kiyano
Run time: 72 minutes
Release date: Nov. 11, 2005
Rating: Not rated; contains extremely graphic profanity and sexual talk.
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Backstage with Silverman
Film critic Hap Erstein explores a stand-up comedian who never pulls her punches.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"... feels slack and self-indulgent, more of a decent HBO special that's being asked to do more than it can."

Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
"Her material is too shallow and solipsistic to transcend what it is: juvenile provocations from a young woman reveling in her brassiness."

The Palm Beach Post: B-
"The onstage footage redeems the movie."


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