Year One
Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera
Rating: PG-13

Year One is the newest comedy to hit the big screen. Once more, Harold Ramis returns to a writer/director position in hopes to, once more, regain the status he lost since his 2000 hit, Bedazzled. The movie follows the story of two socially inept cavemen who adventure through wacky, unbelievable scenarios in hopes to make a name for themselves. Through their travels, they encounter numerous notable characters of Christian history such as Cain and Abel, Father Abraham and his son, Isaac, before finally reaching the final destination of the movie, Sodom.

Now, it’s been years since I’ve watched a movie that forced me to check my phone for the time in hopes that the end would be coming soon. This was possibly caused by the lack of a coherent plot or the progression of the story through fart and penis jokes. All of the scenes that made me laugh were found in the trailer, and anything that brought a smirk to my face was no more funny than that Dane Cook joke that’s been recited 500 times in the past 4 days during lunchroom conversation.

The casting, scene selection, and time period had a great set up with numerous oppurtunites to have the crowd rolling with laughter, but they weren’t capitalized upon, and thus forced the movie to flop. Even a cameo from Kyle Gass couldn’t save this flick from the drain.

Final Verdict:

Year One is a mindless comedy for those who gain easy laughs from mediocre attempts at useless fart and genital jokes. Fans of Black, Cera, and Ramis movies of the past should skip this one in hopes of remaining fans of the three.  The movie is a waste of two hours and would be better spent staying at home and grinding a cheese grater across your forehead. If you’re looking for something to make you roll on the floor laughing, your money is better spent on The Hangover. So with all this said, I do not regret giving Year One the final grade of:

2/10