Although I would have liked to see more completely hilarious moments, this one wasn't entirely awful. Considering the array of casting, it should have had more.
Jack Black and Michael Cera (from Superbad and Juno) were an odd but awesome duo to set as the main characters. Both of their humors went well together and were typical to past roles. These two are originally from a distant tribe who know nothing about the outside world until a situation forces them to venture out.
Because it's supposedly placed in the year 1 A.D., you may be expecting a slight biblical lesson or two....... or several. The movie contains a few key characters of early Bible days including Abraham (Hank Azaria), Abraham's son Isaac (Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Fogell from Superbad), Cain and Abel (David Cross and Paul Rudd), and Adam and Eve (Harold Ramis and Rhoda Griffis).
I thought that the biblical references were completely necessary for a movie based in this time, and I think it was handled extremely well. It was just the right touch of humor to the biblical storyline without getting too excessive or offensive to the more religious crowd. Abraham's sacrifice of his son, circumcision, the forbidden fruit, and Sodom and Gamorrah were among a few of the included.
By far, the most unexpected, strange, and BEST cameo was Bill Hader as a character named Shaman from the local tribe. If it wasn't for his natural speaking voice, it would've been nearly impossible to identify him.
Overall, it wasn't a horrible film, but just considering the cast, their could've been bigger laughs. It was kinda cool to see how they incorporated humor in with the biblical characters, let alone who played the parts. Worth spending $$ for a theater seat??? I'm on the edge with this one.
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ReplyDeleteI would also give this movie a 3.5. It was funny but it didn't keep me laughing like other movies are able to do. However, I did appreciate the biblical references and all the guest appearances (Paul Rudd, Bill Hader, and even Kyle Gass). It just wasn't as good as it should have been.
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