Saving Silverman

2001 Comedy

This romantic comedy is from director, former actor, and regular Adam Sandler collaborator Dennis Dugan. Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs) is a loser at love, so his best friends J.D. (Jack Black) and Wayne (Steve Zahn) set him up on a date with his dream girl, Judith (Amanda Peet). A serious relationship develops and threatens to become a marriage, but J.D. and Wayne come to the conclusion that Judith is totally wrong for Darren. In an effort to reunite their pal with Sandy (Amanda Detmer), his long-lost love from school, they kidnap Judith. However, the wily bride to be is at least one step ahead of her captors in the wits department. Saving Silverman also stars R. Lee Ermey and Neil Diamond in a cameo role as himself.

Director: Dennis Dugan

Starring: Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Amanda Peet

 30 Reviews

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  • It's basically a cheerful slob job, one of those slapped-together features so often embraced by teenagers with more disposable income than discernible taste.

    Joe Morgenstern - The Wall Street Journal

    27 April 2013

  • Relentlessly dopey and vulgar.

    Lou Lumenick - New York Post

    27 April 2013

  • Not just stupid, but brain dead.

    Susan Wloszczyna - USA Today

    27 April 2013

  • The kind of comedy that takes the fun out of stupidity.

    Jay Carr - The Boston Globe

    27 April 2013

  • Peet is always worth watching, but the role does her no favors, and the script, involving a kidnapping and a surprise cameo by Neil Diamond - you heard me - smacks of desperation beyond saving.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    27 April 2013

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