This is the funniest stand-up movie I've seen, and I don't make it through most of them. It's far better than its 6.5 IMDb rating. Some viewers who were offended gave low ratings. What did they expect? If you don't like edgy, possibly offensive, humor watch something tame like a romcom or sitcom.

Sitting with her friends hearing about how good their careers and lives are going, Sarah Silverman boasts of her having a sell-out show that night. Making her excuses she rushes out to throw together a show at short notice with herself as the star.This film didn't make it to a full cinema release in the UK where I was and it is kinda obvious why because this is not the sort of thing you need to see in the cinema – this is a DVD at best. However, regardless of the media, I saw this on DVD and it fits the television best given that it is essentially a recorded stand-up show punctuated by clips and asides that range from a few seconds to a few minutes. These asides are generally OK and are worked into the stand-up for the DVD viewer but it is the stand-up where she does her best work. The downside of it being framed as a film is that we get some awkward and unfunny asides, including a weird ending to the film where really it should have gone out to the cheering of crowds.The stand-up material is mostly good though. Some dismiss Silverman as just trading on being sweet and sexy but yet saying racist and shocking things and at times that is true – but yet still quite funny. When she is at her best she manages to be shocking but in an imaginative and funny way, presenting it as innocent at the same time. You know she has nailed it when you go "oooh" and laugh at the same time and that happened to me several times during this film. Her style does rather suck the energy and flow out of her own material here though as she allows the "shock" to sit on the audience for a minute, rather than building on it. This is a shame because it makes the show feel like lots of independently funny lines rather than a great comedy show.The production of the film does a good job of filming Silverman but not of capturing the audience or the atmosphere of the show. The aside are mostly well done though even if they do feel like sketches from a TV show. Overall though Jesus is Magic is an enjoyable live show that will appeal to Silverman fans. I found it funny but not consistent enough and I'm not sure the "film" idea was a good one – it would have been better with a couple of show edited together, which would also have helped by removing the "yeah, well, anyway" moments that inject nervousness into the comedy in a way that limits build.

I gave it a 6. 6 is pretty damn high in my books. SS is a extremely nasty old gal. she will make fun out of the most touchy thing she can think of.if you can somehow get past all that and just watch her then you'll have a good laugh. she's super witty and thats what makes for good times. she knows what she is saying and 1/2 her act is about going deeper and deeper into touchy territory. if you don't laugh in the first 10mins after her first song then just switch it off because you'll get more and more offended.I'm going to look for more from her.later.

Before I heard her I knew she must be doing something right because I heard people were offended by her, particularly by the title of the film "Jesus is Magic". At the first quick glance I thought it was a serious title because all the evangelical Christians I've heard and met believe that to be the case. Once I quickly realized it was a satirical joke I read some reviews. Natuarally, a lot of people were offended. Well it doesn't really take much to offend religious people, especially the orthodox, because anything that remotely approaches the truth and/or reason, contradicting and threatening the shaky foundation of their illogical and poorly constructed fictitious beliefs enrages them and causes the most hateful, violent reactions. The vast bulk of the wars and offenses committed on other peoples is based on or at least justified by religious beliefs, frequently just the persecution of those with contradicting religious beliefs. (Of course it's usually just based on the greed and power lust of the leaders but they play the religious card because they know that opium stirs the too frequently intentionally ignorant masses.) And since evangelical Christians are getting more and more power in the US and closer to fulfilling their dream of a Christian Taliban I became intrigued and gave the film a viewing. (Fortunately, the completely religious state does not exist yet so Ms. Silverman can make these films and others can watch them without fear of persecution and prosecution but give some time to some of the evangelical federal judges George W. has installed to start "reinterpreting" the laws to see if that doesn't start changing soon.)It's an entertaining film. Not brilliant but humorous and entertaining. She doesn't have the intellectual appeal of someone like George Carlin or even Bill Hicks nor the great depth of Lenny Bruce but she does have a nice act and fulfills the role of what adult comedy really should be, telling the truth in a fashion that people will hear it, that otherwise don't want to be bothered with anything "negative" (i.e: preferring the BS over reality). Of course, since she is telling the truth in a fashion, often with her character of a typically ignorant, arrogant woman who uses being cute as her veneer to gloss over her shortcomings, she is offending people who hate to admit their own shortcomings mirror what she is doing or saying. And, especially now in these tenuous times of a dangerous swing toward fundamentalism, we need those who poke fun at a humorless, intolerant group who insist on imposing their beliefs onto others. And before anyone starts flying off the handle claiming I'm anti-Christian, don't worry, I find all fundamental religious practices and other forms of orthodoxy equally destructive and dangerous, especially to the rare, disappearing freedoms left in the US and elsewhere. This may not be a fantastic film but it is a necessary one as it gives some hope to believers in individual intellectual pursuits that our disappearing freedoms aren't completely gone yet and still may have a chance to survive their recent assault. So we can continue things like the pursuit of legitimate scientific inquiry, which is always outlawed in religious states as facts contradict "faith": one only need look at the many, many years of meticulous research by some of the most brilliant minds being trashed in favor of "faith based" education to realize the horrifying dangers taking place right now. I hope more people get angry at this film and it starts to wake up the opposition who have been laying down to the will of someone with some crackpot belief in fear that they might offend someone's "faith". We need more people like Sarah Silverman who say "offensive" things about religious faith and other sacred subjects. Good job, Sarah, keep it up!