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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis is just silliness run mildly wild.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandPhiladelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandDopey but resourceful yukfest.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsIt's the knockabout biblical lark Mel Brooks never got around to making.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibLacks seismic guffaws but elicits many mild smiles.
- 50Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezYear One is not really THAT bad and not ENTIRELY without laughs.
- Year One isn't dreadful; it just isn't nearly as funny as it hopes to be.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA lot of comedic talent founders in this new Harold Ramis comedy that doesn't exactly recall his glory days of "Caddyshack" and "Groundhog Day."
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA dreary experience.
- 25Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrAny good will the movie generates, though, is grated right back off by Black, whose obnoxiousness has lost whatever charm it once possessed.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierDuring all of the film’s oh-so-long 97 minutes, Year One, barely earns a snicker.