"Coming to America" is one of Neil Diamond's most well-known tunes. However, this poor excuse of a movie came to Canada, my hometown to be exact, where it was filmed, unfortunately, for the world to see. Don't let "Saving Silverman" spoil Vancouver and Canada's fine reputation as pleasant, peace-loving regions of North America well worth visiting, nor let our city and country's reputation be besmirched by bad movies made here, of which this is one of the latest in that category. Although Neil Diamond was vastly underrated in "The Jazz Singer," why he chose to return to the screen after a twenty-year absence for this is beyond me. It was an embarrassment. He must have bad advisors. "Saving Silverman" contained many possibilities but nothing remotely funny came out of this poor excuse for a comedy. Yes, Amanda Peet's character was unpleasant, but the kidnapping was illegal, not funny. Now, the kidnapping of Dabney Coleman in "9 to 5" was funny. This movie could have learned a thing or two from that film. As far as comical nunneries are concerned, this film could have learned lots from "Nuns on the Run." Even Jason Bigg's "Loser" was better than this incomprehensible mess. Having just viewed this, I'm still stunned so I'll give it a 5/10. When I recover, I may downgrade it to a 4, even though there are far worse movies out there, but this one earns demerit points since it so obviously squandered its potential to really be a hilarious film. The writers should have their keyboards stolen. Save yourself the trouble! Skip "Saving Silverman"... there's nothing worth saving here!
Review of Saving Silverman
