Review of Year One (1974) by Giovanni M — 22 Jul 2013

A great film from the late great Harold Ramis.

This review of Year One (1974) was written by Giovanni M on 22 Jul 2013.

Year One has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 08 Oct 2018

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By Dominique T (11) on 22 Jul 2015

Fully as bad as I was expecting, but I wanted to give it a try cause I like the people involved…

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By Nicola W (458) on 19 Jul 2014

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By Wes H (92) on 26 Jul 2014

There are some really funny jokes, but the story is awful…

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By Anni L (16) on 21 Jan 2016

I'm not even sure why I love this movie so much…

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By Rodney W (191) on 09 Jul 2018

Blown away by how poor these ratings are. Year One is one of my top 10 favorite comedies. Great actors, comical plot line…

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By Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 28 Aug 2018

All in all, this is a sloppy, unoriginal, brain-dead mess that can't even be bothered to get itself out of trouble…

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By Jim P (360) on 20 Aug 2015

Ok so I like anything that pokes fun at religion…

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By Daniel K (1,478) on 15 Jan 2019

A harmless comedy lead by two likable leads that make it fun enough to watch…

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By Maarten T (21) on 14 Jun 2017

Just rubbish, what a waste of a good idea…

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