Year One

Release Year: 2009
Review: I had high hopes for this film for a long time seeing as it matches the great comedic director Harold Ramis with two of the most enjoyable actors working today in Jack Black and Michael Cera. I was disappointed when I heard such negative reviews, but I decided to go in with my new, lowered, expectations and give this movie a fair viewing. I'm glad I did. It's by no stretch of the imagination a great comedy, nor is it a terrible one. The plot is almost non-existent, but that isn't really the point. Many people tried to make comparisons between this film and 'Life of Brian' or 'History of the World: Part I', but really this is trying to be a completely different film altogether. The entire premise of taking place place in the year 1 AD is completely negligible, its simply a vehicle for Cera and Black (and many other funny people in smaller roles) to do their shtick in a slightly different setting then we are used to. Both Cera and Black have very clearly defined personalities and acting styles and they really don't try anything new here. If you don't like them, you will not like this movie. Some of the jokes might fall flat, but if you do like watching Cera and Black just do their thing, its an enjoyable film.
Rating: 3/5