Rotten
This full-throttle sophomoric comedy still feels forced and phony at times, which undercuts the manic efforts of its cast.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Saving Silverman
They swore nothing would come between them. Then she came along.
2001 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Directed by
Dennis Dugan
Overview
A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman, a cold-hearted beauty who snatches him from them and breaks up their Neil Diamond cover band.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
18%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Dugan ... encourages one and all to be as frat-house gross as possible.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
A relentless misfire, ineptly stealing from a number of crude but more ably executed comedies.
Curtis Morgan, Miami Herald
Rotten
The script ... smacks of desperation beyond saving.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Despite an early, zesty deluge of gags ... it soon settles down to an anxious man-a-thon.
Edward Crouse, Village Voice
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