
Mordechai Jefferson Carver, aka the Hebrew Hammer, is an orthodox Jewish stud who goes on a mission to save Hanukkah. When Santa Claus's evil son Damian is pushed over the edge by his father's liberal policies, he does away with the Christian patriarch. Subsequently stepping into his father's role, Damian launches a campaign to eradicate the Jewish Holiday. The Hammer joins forces with Esther Bloomenbergensteinenthal, the gorgeous and dangerous daughter of the leader of the J... (Full plot summary below)
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Mordechai Jefferson Carver, aka the Hebrew Hammer, is an orthodox Jewish stud who goes on a mission to save Hanukkah. When Santa Claus's evil son Damian is pushed over the edge by his father's liberal policies, he does away with the Christian patriarch. Subsequently stepping into his father's role, Damian launches a campaign to eradicate the Jewish Holiday. The Hammer joins forces with Esther Bloomenbergensteinenthal, the gorgeous and dangerous daughter of the leader of the Jewish Justice League; and his brother-in-arms Mohammed Ali Paula Abdul Rahim, the head of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front, to topple Santa's evil progeny and to save Hanukkah for future generations of Jews.
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| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe movie hits as much as it misses, with enough witty observations to ensure that somewhere, Kesselman's mother is kvelling. |
| Orlando WeeklySteve SchneiderEverybody needs a little burlesque fun with his digital reprogramming, and the politically incorrect good times barely let up in this story. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[E]nds up veering from ridiculous but pointed commentary into abusing and insulting those [the film] intends to champion... |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaA wickedly funny, Naked Gun-style parody that conflates old-style private-eye pics with Shaft and, yes, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergOne of the biggest joys here is the conversion of Adam Goldberg from 'colorful backup' to 'comic action hero', and while The Hebrew Hammer may not vault the actor into leading man status, he easily carries the entire movie. |
| Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenA crass, sophomoric and, more to the point, offensively unfunny parody that sets out to remake Shaft and his blaxploitation ilk as a Jewish action hero. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenCorny and crude at times, but effective in its single-minded pursuit of laughs. |
| TV GuideMaitland McDonaghYou don't have to be Jewish to love Jonathan Kesselman's uneven, profane and occasionally flat-out hilarious parody of vintage blaxploitation pictures, but it helps. |
| Boxoffice MagazineAnnlee EllingsonEven a gentile can appreciate the witty wordplay and visual puns flying off the screen at a mile a minute. |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanThe result is explicit, if less than hilarious. The Hebrew Hammer lacks the edge of Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song," although as anti-seasonal fare, it would make a suitably unbearable double bill with Terry Zwigoff's "Bad Santa." |