Saving Silverman

Weeks, months, even, before it was sneaked theatrically "Saving Silverman" was being declared 'bad'.

Bad? This movie? No.

Here is 'bad'.

Down there, waaaaay down there, is "Saving Silverman". So, no. This movie is not bad.

It is, bluntly, beyond bad.

It is. In attendance to the screening I was at was a studio peon, who, throughout the movie, stayed slumped in his seat, muttering, 'Oh, crap. Oh, crap'.

Yes: Oh, crap.

"Saving Silverman", I think, is a male-bonding sort of comedy. There are three friends, who have known one another since grade school--Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs), Wayne Le Fessier (Steve Zahn), and J.D. McNugent (Jack Black)--who are now--allegedly--in their early 20s, and find their life-long friendship threatened by a romance.

Of course the romance isn't the only thing that is a problem in this threesome. The fellows in question have a band that does covers of Neil Diamond songs. The band is a problem because it really doesn't hold much promise. But, then, another problem: The band comes apart and disbands when Darren is smitten by Judith Snodgrass-Fessbeggler (Amanda Peet). She is a man-eater of sorts. Blonde. A controller who bans his friends from his life, and who tries to change him into something else: A sex toy, more or less.

Of course such a relationship (according to Hollywood, the expert on marriage) must lead to marriage.

But is marriage to be so? Not so. Wayne and J.D. cobble up a scheme to save Darren from the clutches of marriage: They kidnap Judith, convince Darren she is dead, and work a wobbly scheme of sorts for him to meet, again, his first love, Sandy Perkus (Amanda Detmer), who, since she and Darren parted ways, decided on becoming a nun.

Of course, the would-be nun isn't a nun just yet. She has yet to take her vows--especially the vow of chastity--and if she can be prevented from taking this vow and the other vows, well, just imagine--winkwinknodnodknowwhatImean--can happen.

Oh, yes: By the way: She be a Babe.

Since "Saving Silverman" is supposed to be a comedy mention of funny and such should happen here.

But. Well. There isn't much that is funny in "Saving Silverman", despite the otherwise funny premise.

Not even Neil Diamond, who makes an appearance in the movie. (Question: Was Neil Diamond ever funny?)

This is, I believe, the fourth time Jason Biggs--Silverman--has appeared in a supposed comedy rooted in blatant sex. None of which, in my opinion, are funny. So why does he keep doing these sorts of flicks?

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