Review of Year One (2009) by Tom M — 12 Nov 2010
I propose we make a film set in anient times, then add the fart jokes. It will be hilarious... no it will not. Jack Black and Michael Cera play Zed and Oh, two lazy hunter gatherers in prehistoric times.
Of course they have their eyes set on the women they love, who will obviously not notice them until they do something noble. Then Zed is ousted from the tribe for eating the forbidden fruit, and Oh soon joins him on a quest.
They meet many Biblical characters on their journeys in often not so funny situations eventually working their way toward Sodom and Gomorrah, before they are destroyed of course. It is impressly unfunny, making History of the World Part I look like a masterpiece in comparison.
Every character plays exactly what we expect from him of her as Jack Black, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Vinnie Jones do their usual schtick. Oliver Platt is nearly unrecognizable as an obese priest with a liking for young men (really?!) It really is bad.
This review of Year One (2009) was written by Tom M on 12 Nov 2010.
Year One has generally received negative reviews.
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