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Year One
34
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28 reviews · Provided by
Metacritic.com
67
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
This is just silliness run mildly wild.
63
Philadelphia Inquirer
David Hiltbrand
Philadelphia Inquirer
David Hiltbrand
Dopey but resourceful yukfest.
63
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
It's the knockabout biblical lark Mel Brooks never got around to making.
50
Variety
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
Ronnie Scheib
Lacks seismic guffaws but elicits many mild smiles.
50
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Year One is not really THAT bad and not ENTIRELY without laughs.
42
The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club
Year One isn't dreadful; it just isn't nearly as funny as it hopes to be.
40
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
A lot of comedic talent founders in this new Harold Ramis comedy that doesn't exactly recall his glory days of "Caddyshack" and "Groundhog Day."
25
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
A dreary experience.
25
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Any good will the movie generates, though, is grated right back off by Black, whose obnoxiousness has lost whatever charm it once possessed.
20
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
During all of the film’s oh-so-long 97 minutes, Year One, barely earns a snicker.
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