Serious's most distinguishing feature is his unruly hair, which serves as both a reminder of Einstein's own unkempt mane and the endless series of '80s-era stand-up comedians memorable only for their wacky hairdos.

| Aug 6, 2014

The movie runs out of -- excuse me again -- energy in the late going, and the invention of the humor is uneven. But Serious plays the title role with charm and lightness. His wild red hair makes Don King's look like a crewcut.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 22, 2013

Considering the pre-opening buildup this film has had, it could turn out to be a bigger bomb than the one Einstein's theory anticipated.

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 21, 2013

The next Serious movie could well be something special.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 21, 2013

It has the charm and advantage of a genuine visual style of its own, both laconic and witty, as well as a likably dopey plot and cast of characters.

| May 21, 2013

A rather lame, awkward and amateurish movie, only fitfully funny and made in such a remorselessly low-brow way that it makes Crocodile Dundee look like Citizen Kane.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 21, 2013

Einstein has a handsome period look, even when director of photography Jeff Darling is shooting the musical montages that periodically break up the action.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 21, 2013

Serious, a long-haired gangly clown, exhibits a brash and confident sense of humor, endearing personality, and a fondness for sight gags.

| Mar 26, 2009

The episodic structure and slapstick humour keep the pace superficially bubbling along, but given a flimsy intellectual base, form and content are at odds with one another.

| Jun 24, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 22, 2004

A dumber-than-a-bowling-ball blockbuster from Down Under.

| Jan 1, 2000

Certainly, Einstein has some funny moments.

| Jan 1, 2000

Young Einstein is a one-joke movie, and I didn't laugh much the first time.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jan 1, 2000