This is a significant notch below the great Monty Python films that tackled religion with intelligence and wit.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
22 Jun 2009
rotten:
[Year One has] some very funny moments but not enough of them.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
22 Jun 2009
rotten:
For all its unevenness, the film is blessed by its lead actors.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
25 Jun 2009
rotten:
'Year One' wants to be seen as a freeform, knockabout trawl through Biblical history, perfect for an undemanding Saturday night. There are only two problems: it's kind of dull and just isn't funny.
– Tom Huddlestone,
Time Out,
3 Jul 2009
rotten:
Creatively it's a giant step backwards, with Jack Black and Michael Cera playing to the kids as inept hunter-gatherers who stumble across various Old Testament characters.