A satire of biblical proportions that seeks to find the missing link between Apocalypto (minus the gibberish), 10,000 BC (minus the animals) and the Bible (the interesting parts in the Old Testament), Year One, ultimately, fails to excite
Year One
A; Comedy
Dir: Harold Ramis
Cast: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, June Raphael, Hank Azaria, Olivia Wilde, Vinnie Jonesh
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A satire of biblical proportions that seeks to find the missing link between Apocalypto (minus the gibberish), 10,000 BC (minus the animals) and the Bible (the interesting parts in the Old Testament), Year One, ultimately, fails to excite.
And this despite having the talented Mr Jack Black playing wannabe hunter Zed (who's only doing it to impress one woman) in a very Leslie Nielsen-ish manner. And if that didn't excite you enough, there's also a bit of Mel Brooks-ness thrown in for good measure.
Zed has a sidekick in Oh (Cera, and oh, he hates to admit it!), who's nowhere as lucky as Zed in the confidence department, every bit as geeky as you'd imagine Michael Cera to be.
They go on a journey that changes their life and provides for a few laughs along the way.
Oliver Platt plays a deliciously hilarious high priest to the king of Sodom (the same ill-fated city you remember from Bible stories you read as a kid), you just can't miss but who sadly perishes in the end.
This film is good for one watch only. This is what happens when you rely on physical humour more than you would on witty repartee (which, by the way, is few andu00a0 far between). You get the gags and the jokes and the references and more often than not, the film will have you guffawing.
But you'll forget why, the moment the end credits roll.u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
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