Year One Reviews

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[Highly rated reviewer]

superb..............................

this comedy film set in Biblical times stars Jack Black (from Shallow Hal, Tropic Thunder and Kungfu Panda) and Michael Cera (who played Nick in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist).

After being banished from their homeland, neanderthals Zed and Oh embark on a journey through their ancient world.

Along the way, they encounter Adam and Eve (played by Harold Ramis and Rhoda Griffis), Cain and Abel (played by David Cross and Paul Rudd) and Abraham (played by Hank Azaria).

This movie has a likeness to Monty Python's Life of Brian as Zed (played by Jack Black) is looking for some kind of meaning for his life.

Clips for this film were shown during the Super Bowl XLIII.

Well worth watching !

Dissapointing

Was really looking forward to seeing this but didn't find it very funny at all. The plot drags on in parts and is just silly in parts. Watch something that is actually funny instead...

So Painful!

I was so looking forward to this film when I went to the cinema. I normally love Jack Black films, but this was so painfully crass and so unfunny. The lack of continuity during the scene was entertaining though (watch Jack's hair parting). Definitely not one I'll be renting.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Better Than Monty Python's 'Life Of Brian'

In comparison to the 'Life Of Brian' which I found relatively dull, 'Year One' was a pleasant surprise. Plenty of laughs (however be warned, most of them cringeworthy!), the story follows two cavemen who belong to the group of hunters/gatherers. When Jack Black's character is banished from the village for eating an apple from the 'Forbidden Tree Of Knowledge', both him and his friend (Michael Cera) set off on an epic journey through the evolving ancient world, meeting plenty of biblical characters along the way...

Not a complete waste of time...

Ive seen alot of Jack Black films and i'm sure alot of people will agree when i say that he rarely breaks the boundaries acting wise. However, what he does he does well.

This is a typical Jack Black film with plenty of well placed gags and slapstick acting. It's easy to watch but lacks any solid story line, sadly this can leave you waiting for the next funny joke instead of actually paying much attention to the plot.

Much like Jack, Michael Cera limits himself acting wise and sticks to his usual awkward, quivering, nervous, teen comfort-zone which we have seen him master in Superbad and Juno, among others. This does work alongside Jack Black very well, but still, its hard to relate with any of the films characters when most of them have all done far better and funnier films.

One to watch when there is nothing better available. Definately not one to own.

Andi

[Highly rated reviewer]

Very Very poor

Being a big fan of Jack Black I was greatly dissapointed by this garbage. It is almost Walt Disney standard acting and story. Weak and perdictable plot. 2 adults and three children of various ages watched and no one enjoyed it or would rush to watch another Jack Black film. Avoid like the plague or at least the swine flu

[Highly rated reviewer]

Nothing Special!

This film, like any other Jack Black film has no good storyline, just laughs! But I would have asked for my money back if it wasn't for Michael Cera, a young and new actor which is also in 'Superbad', everything he says in 'Year One' will make you giggle!

6/10

Rubbish

I had the opportunity to see this in the cinema which i am grateful now that I passed it up.

I am a huge fan of comedies as my sense of humor is that I am easily amused but while watching Year One I can honestly say I never really laughed. There are a few jokes but nothing new. The film was dare I say it boring.

There where alot of big stars that make an appearance other than Black and Cera such as: Oliver Platt (Lake Placid, Three Musketeers), David Cross (Arrested Development series), Hank Azaria (Night At The Museum 2), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Role Models, Superbad) and Vinnie Jones (Mean Machine, Loaded). Also Paul Rudd (Role Models) makes a cameo appearance.

The dvd comes with a choice of the theatrical version and an uncut version. I only watched the uncut version so I am unable to tell you what the difference is. Having both versions was a nice touch on the disc and there is also a few special features (which I didn't check out). I rated this film 1.5/5 because of the dvd containing both versions.

My recommendation would be to rent this film if you are wanting to see what it is like.

Highly Disappointed

Worst film ever! Was looking forward to this, but after an hour and a half, i should have just watched the trailer. It had pretty much had all the funny scenes in the movie. The remaining 1 hour and 25 was just a filler.

AVOID!!!

[Highly rated reviewer]

What happened??

This could have been so good but just failed. Michael Cera is superb, Jack Black was a little flat, it had a good few laughs but that wasn't enough to keep this going.