Elli_The_King_of_Broadway
Another ill-fated attempt at 'Jewish' humor by using every self- deprecating stereotype known to mankind.Every single human should be offended at the characters in this wasted bit of video.From Jew to Irish Catholic to Asian Jewtopia offends equally.When will Jews stop being embarrassed by our religious beliefs and start being proud of who we are? Our heritage is an amazing thing to behold. Why not show the delicious Jewish foods that we eat and not be ashamed of our religious beliefs and our Holy Torah that forbids intermarriage as a measure to keep Jews Jewish.The actors did their best with the offensive crap that they had to act with.I am SO glad I didn't see this when it was off-Broadway, I would never have been able to sit through the whole play.0 out of 10 wasn't an option.
sernaker
Jewtopia had some really hilarious scenes, along with some uncomfortable ones. REALLY uncomfortable ones, like the guy (Christian) saying offensive things (without realizing they were offensive, mostly because he is kind of clueless on the social scale). The bigger, unredeemable problem, is that after he says the offensive things, he calls the woman (Alison) about 20 times, and she tells him to not call her anymore. So Christian gets his employee friends to help him stalk her parents, as part of the effort to win her back. BOY MEETS GIRL, GIRL REJECTS BOY, BOY STALKS HER FAMILY, BOY WINS HER BACK: BAD FORMULA. AND IT DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN. He could've only called her a few times, realized he was being rejected, moved on to the manipulation (still a little slimy, but completely forgivable in this type of irreverent comedy). Even giving it further benefit of the doubt and saying an irreverent comedy CAN go that far, going that far is what took it from funny to uncomfortable, and therefore less funny.
colleenmurphy01
got to attend a private screening for this film. i'm not Jewish, but rarely have I ever laughed so hard. the movie reminded a lot of dumb and dumber and some of the other farrelly classics that I love. the story centers around a Jewish guy and a gentile guy. the gentile wants to marry a Jewish girl so he'll never have to make decisions - and the jew essentially is obsessed with Asian girls. in most comedies you can see the gags coming a mile away but this was not the case here as the movie at every turn shocked me and had me laughing at the same time. the cast is particularly strong with Jon Lovitz and Joel Moore, Rita Wilson and Jamie-Lynn Sigler who plays a gynecologist unhappy with her own VayJay - one of funnier moments in the film. Hopefully audiences will soon be able to share in this movie as I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it.
Laura Sanders
Attended the world premiere of Jewtopia last night at the Newport beach film festival. I came in not knowing what to expect as I'm not Jewish and found myself laughing out loud almost every minute of the film. While there are a few insiders jokes I found the vast majority to be universal. The story revolves around two guys - one Jewish - the other not who are both questioning their relationships and struggling with their families. The premises asked you to take a leap of faith to go along with it, but after a few minutes I found myself no longer questioning and going along with the story which moves and never had me bored. The cast is great - especially Jon Lovitz and Jamie-Lynn Sigler who both have a ton of great one liners. Hope this film will come to theaters soon as Id love to see it again and would certainly recommend it.
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