Fresh
A fine farce about discovering the meaning of 'family' under peculiar circumstances.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
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Go for Zucker
Overview
Germany director Dani Levy filmed this comedy about Jewish life in today’s Germany along side the familiar east-west conflict. With it great success this film is a joyful comedy of humor and knowledge.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
54%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Zany Zucker proves that 'German comedy' is no oxymoron, and that the country can at last find humor in its cultural and religious divide.
Cynthia Dickison, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
A character-driven entertainment that stays just the right side of purely physical farce.
Derek Elley, Variety
Rotten
A diverting, mildly entertaining movie, far short of provoking the controversy (or hysterical laughter) it apparently prompted during its release in Germany.
Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Go for Zucker! has one comic trope our capitalist society can definitely understand: the restorative power of a cash bonanza.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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