Year One
2009
**
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, Juno Temple, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, David Cross, Oliver Platt, Vinnie Jones
A dumb but sweet prehistoric spoof about an inept hunter who is exiled from his tribe for eating a forbidden fruit. A shy gatherer joins him on an epic journey through the early days of humanity. They meet Adam, Cain, Abel, Abraham and Isaac on their way to the showdown in the city of Sodom. The premise sounds fresh but this is ultimately a very formulaic story of a pair of losers who have a chance to prove everyone wrong and become heroes. The good-natured characterisation helps, but, apart from the occasional funny line or inspired anachronism, this is a rather tiresome comedy.
