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...stand-up comedy routine, embellished with musical montages and skits. For those looking for a comedy show with the extra editing capabilities only film can afford, “Jesus is Magic” is a worthy expenditure. No stage can accommodate a ’60s-themed music video??in which Silverman parodies through song every racial stereotype, only to find herself standing awkwardly in front of one of the targeted parties—and then jump to a skit of Silverman attacking her manager for failing to bring her Fiji water. The film allows Silverman...
...appears at a trendy “underground” club, populated by more trans-ethnic style mavens, including dancers from David LaChapelle’s recent documentary “Rize,” the most probable seed for this video??s cash-in concept...
...video??s deepest flaw is its utter lack of plausibility; in the real world, everyone else depicted in the video would probably rather be caught dead than on camera dancing to her ABBA-sampling pop single, no matter its catchiness...
...It’s nice to see Dave taking himself so lightly—he recorded “How Can I Love You” in the months following a stint in rehab and a suicide attempt. Things do take darker turn near the video??s end, however: Dave beats one of his hippie companions with a chain link, and then turns it on himself in a disquieting act of self-flagellation...
...video??s ramshackle aesthetic is the perfect compliment to the Silver Jews’ sound: “How Can I Love You” is, at heart, just old-fashioned honky-tonk music, and too much visual fuss would have muddied its simple pleasures...