Year One (2009) Movie Reviews
June 25, 2009 by eMovie Talk
Filed under New Movie
Now what people are watch is Year One, this is a very new film loved by more and more people. Needless to say, I love this kind of movie very much, it is a little wild, so I love it. Well, it is of course worth watching, so let’s discuss something about it.
Wikipedia described the movie Year One like this:
Year One is a 2009 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, and produced by Judd Apatow. The film stars Jack Black and Michael Cera, and features Christopher Mintz-Plasse as the Biblical Isaac and Hank Azaria as the Biblical patriarch Abraham. The film was released in North America on June 19, 2009.
You can learn more on the official site YearOne.com.
Movie Info:
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.
Release Date: June 19th, 2009 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, brief strong language and comic violence.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing
U.S. Box Office: $19,610,304
[via: Yahoo! Movies]
The story of this movie is very simple, but it is very interesting.
Plot:
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
Cast:
- Jack Black as Zed
- Michael Cera as Oh
- Olivia Wilde as Princess Inanna[2]
- June Raphael as Maya
- David Cross as Cain
- Paul Rudd as Abel[3]
- Juno Temple as Eema
- Oliver Platt as High Priest
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Isaac
- Eden Riegel as Lilith
I am a super fan of Jack Black, this is another reason I like this film.
So what critics said about Year One? Let’s take a look.
Critic Reviews:
Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais
“Unfortunately, consistent laughs weren’t discovered until year two.”
Year One is quite a mixed bag of nuts…which could repulse [some] viewers… But if you can supress your gag reflex…it ascends to hyperventilating levels of hilarity.
This strategy — cutting away before a likely punchline — is Year One’s preferred mode.
Year One is an enjoyable knockabout comedy, but as a satire on human folly it’s a disappointment; Ramis could have gone much further underlining the parallels between ancient and modern religious wars.
[via: Rotten Tomatoes]
So what do you think about this movie? Have you watched it? If not, I highly recommend it to you. You can check the showtimes now.
If you want to learn more about Year One and watch it, you can find it on Amazon and eBay.
