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Year One (2009)
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Reviews Counted:159
Fresh:23
Rotten:136
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page.
Theatrical Release: Jun 19, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $43.3M
Synopsis: When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient... [More]
Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross
Director: Harold Ramis
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REVIEWS FOR YEAR ONE
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a lazy excrescence of a film. Crude, sloppy, flat, and singularly uninspired, its only redeeming virtue is proving that Michael Cera is capable of rising above even this abominable material
Jul 4, 2010
Only big fans of Cera and Black need catch this film, and even then, it's far from a must-see.
Apr 15, 2010
What's even more depressing than the never-ending stream of sub-sixth-grade toilet humor is the sad fact that Year One is helmed and co-produced by two of the best laughmeisters in the business.
Jan 5, 2010
Not everything Judd Apatow touches is gold.
Jan 5, 2010
Creatively it's a giant step backwards, with Jack Black and Michael Cera playing to the kids as inept hunter-gatherers who stumble across various Old Testament characters.
Jan 5, 2010
Top CriticThe problem is not the historicity, or lack thereof, in a comedy, but the uneven pace of the humor.
Dec 6, 2009
Producer Judd Apatow has gone from comedy gourmand to McDonald-izing in four years. And when in doubt, director Harold Ramis makes Jack Black eat his own feces and Michael Cera pee in his own mouth. Yes, this is at the level of YouTube monkey comedy.
Dec 3, 2009
This one is destined to take its place alongside films like Evan Almighty and Wholly Moses!.
Oct 10, 2009
The only thing that can be mustered up for the whole sorry enterprise is pity.
Oct 9, 2009
As underwhelming as its buzz might have indicated...
Oct 7, 2009
If there's anything sadder than an unfunny comedy, it's an unfunny comedy that tacks on an equally unfunny blooper reel over the closing credits.
Aug 31, 2009
[Year One] feels lazy: There's no cheap joke Mr. Ramis and company didn't go for, no gag-worthy gag they didn't include.
Aug 30, 2009
If there is any justice in the world, there will never be a Year Two.
Aug 11, 2009
... a near-total disappointment... it never manages to sustain any momentum from joke to joke or scene to scene or even shot to shot at times.
Aug 1, 2009
LATEST NEWS FOR YEAR ONE
June 19, 2009:
The Friday Harvest: This Week's Best Pictures, Posters, and Video
Happy Friday Harvest, a weekly round-up of the best pictures, posters, and videos that have become available for viewing/download on Rotten Tomatoes. Each section features the favorite or most...
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June 18, 2009:
Box Office Guru Preview: Proposal and Year One Bring More Laughs
Five of the top six films are comedies right now but Hollywood believes that's not enough so two new laughers open on Friday to give moviegoers even more options. Sandra Bullock headlines the phony...
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June 18, 2009:
Critics Consensus: Year One Fails To Beget Laughs
This week at the movies, we've got Biblical bloopers (Year One, starring Jack Black and Michael Cera) and an engagement of convenience (The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds). What...
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June 16, 2009:
The Many Faces of Jack Black
Whether it expresses befuddlement, exuberance, or just plain goofiness, Jack Black's countenance is one of the most expressive and distinctive in contemporary movies. With Year One hitting theaters...
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March 19, 2009:
Trailer Bulletin: Year One
Harold Ramis' caveman comedy has itself a full-length trailer. Spend two minutes in "Year One" with Jack Black and Michael Cera now!
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