In this week's edition of Blurb Racketthe Gelf feature in which we take a close look at those critic blurbs that are a fixture of ads for moviessee breakdowns of blurbs for Brokeback Mountain, Freedomland, Nanny McPhee, and more. This week's Bogus Blurb of the Week comes in an ad for Go For Zucker:
New York Times: "Go for Zucker …
and join in for a good laugh!"
Actual line: "Sixty years after the Holocaust, most Germans still feel too guilty or insecure to address any Jewish matter in a lighthearted manner. But now a new movie is encouraging them to get rid of their postwar anxieties and join in for a good laugh."
If that quote sounds unusual for a review, it's because it's from a news article that takes no stance on the quality of the movie. The actual New York Times review, from Stephen Holden, was tepid: "How much is 'Go for Zucker' likely to tickle American audiences? Enough, I would guess, to generate some chuckles, but not enough to bring down the house. Some movies travel overseas more easily than others."
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