Jordan Hiller Bangitout.com Aug 18, 2009 1/4

Goebbels would have found the depiction of Jews in Go For Zucker promising.

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Peter Calder New Zealand Herald Sep 1, 2007

It's a beauty, perhaps largely because it's as much about recent history as about its characters' Jewishness.

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Kam Williams Upstage Magazine Apr 4, 2007 3/4

An irreverent, frequently funny clash of cultures which mostly explores the lighter side of what it means to be Jewish.

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Ethan Alter Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007

The cast is funny and the script is sharply written.

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Chelsea Bain Boston Herald Oct 21, 2006 3/4

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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com Sep 20, 2006 2/5

Watching through American eyes, none of it seems all that funny, or interesting, or entertaining.

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Sean Axmaker Seattle Post-Intelligencer Aug 5, 2006 B

A brash, energetic, cheerfully slovenly comedy with broadly drawn characters and big performances...

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Tom Keogh Seattle Times Aug 4, 2006 3/4

A fine farce about discovering the meaning of 'family' under peculiar circumstances.

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Cynthia Dickison Minneapolis Star Tribune Jul 13, 2006 3/4

Zany Zucker proves that 'German comedy' is no oxymoron, and that the country can at last find humor in its cultural and religious divide.

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Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press Jul 13, 2006 3/4

Because it's from Germany and we're not onto the tricks of the lead actors, the way this familiar tale plays out is a lot of fun.

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Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Apr 28, 2006

The most appealing aspect is that it is not politically correct, stirring comedy out of the clash within a culture, as distinct from films that use clashes of cultures for their comedy.

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Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle Apr 8, 2006 3/5

As a comedy, Zucker is pleasant and spry but not truly exceptional.

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Derek Elley Variety Apr 6, 2006

A character-driven entertainment that stays just the right side of purely physical farce.

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Jessica Reaves Chicago Tribune Apr 6, 2006 2/4

A diverting, mildly entertaining movie, far short of provoking the controversy (or hysterical laughter) it apparently prompted during its release in Germany.

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Jules Brenner Cinema Signals Mar 27, 2006 2/5

too weighted with overdressing and fat to travel all that well.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Mar 25, 2006 3.5/5

Go for Zucker! has one comic trope our capitalist society can definitely understand: the restorative power of a cash bonanza.

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Ruthe Stein San Francisco Chronicle Mar 3, 2006 2/4

Although Go for Zucker begins with the title character running, the movie just isn't up to speed.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Mar 3, 2006 2/4

A broad, lowbrow affair, worthy of an American Ben Stiller comedy.

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Phil Villarreal Arizona Daily Star Feb 23, 2006 2/4

Levy exploits the living situation for countless oil-and-water gags, many of which are so corny and played-out that they feel as though they should be accompanied by the cheers of a live studio audience.

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Les Wright culturevulture.net Feb 19, 2006

The humor, in both subtle and slapstick varieties, is fast-paced.

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