Review – Year One

Imagine that Life of Brian had a twin brother, only the twin was born “differently abled” so his cruel parents dressed him in a potato sack, locked him in the attic and gave him nothing but gruel to eat. The result is an awkward, dumb shadow that shares some elements – particularly deconstructing the Bible for comedic purposes – with its sibling but otherwise borders on unwatchable. Two bumbling idiots (Jack Black and Michael Cera) get expelled from their caveman tribe and wander into the wide world, where they encounter several characters and situations from Genesis. Every once in awhile the picture musters something bush-leagues clever, such as the argument between Cain and Abel prior to the notorious deed. But overall this is too intensely Jack-Black-y for my taste. See if desperate