Admit One 6/19

It’s the end of the first week here at Everything Action and we start Friday off with our weekly look at the new movies coming out in theaters.  This week it’s the battle of comedies as Year One takes on The Proposal.

Year One

Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross

Directed by: Harold Ramis

Plot: Two cavemen are banished from their village and go off on “history’s first road trip” through the ancient world, including ancient Rome.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 20%

Critic Consensus: “Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page.”

The Proposal

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, Malin Akerman, Craig T. Nelson

Directed by: Anne Fletcher

Plot: Threatened with being deported back to Canada, a business executive pretends to be engaged to her assistant and they head to his hometown in Alaska.

RT Freshness: 40%

Critic Conensus: “Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds exhibit plenty of chemistry, but they’re let down by The Proposal’s devotion to formula.”