David Cross

Have a Gay Old Time

MOVIE REVIEW
Year One (2009)

PK-13
Suzanne Hanover/Columbia Pictures

“Year One” is precisely the sort of clunky high-concept comedy that’s become the norm for Harold Ramis. It’s a collection of throwaway gags in search of a narrative and some characters, made more in the tradition of “Bedazzled” than “Groundhog Day.” Lots of talented people slum their way through halfhearted comic situations that usually devolve into fart jokes, gay jokes or biblical puns.

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