
An asteroid collides with the prehistoric Earth, causing the extinction of the planet's dinosaurs, but sparing a tribe of cavemen living near the impact site. Finding a roughly spherical chunk of the asteroid that is too hot to touch, the cavemen begin to kick it around and invent the game of football. Many years later during the Stone Age, a young caveman named Dug (Eddie Redmayne) lives in the village with the chief Bobnar (Timothy Spall) and many other cavemen such as Asbo... (Full plot summary below)
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An asteroid collides with the prehistoric Earth, causing the extinction of the planet's dinosaurs, but sparing a tribe of cavemen living near the impact site. Finding a roughly spherical chunk of the asteroid that is too hot to touch, the cavemen begin to kick it around and invent the game of football. Many years later during the Stone Age, a young caveman named Dug (Eddie Redmayne) lives in the village with the chief Bobnar (Timothy Spall) and many other cavemen such as Asbo, (Johnny Vegas), Gravelle (Gina Yashere), Treebor (Richard Ayoade), Magma (Selina Griffiths), Barry (Mark Williams), Grubup (Richard Webber), Thongo (Simon Greenall) and Eemak (Simon Greenall). One day, Dug suggests to Bobnar that they should try hunting woolly mammoths instead of rabbits, but Bobnar brushes him off..
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| The Arts DeskSaskia BaronThis is a fresh narrative in an era where films aimed at young audiences are dominated by sequels, prequels, remakes, comic book and TV adaptations, and it is all the better for it. |
| Original CinJim SlotekSweetly-jokey film is pretty much a reboot of The Flintstones with soccer, smartly written gags and puns (some over the heads of kids) and various Nick Park animated flourishes. |
| Chicago Cinema CircuitDaniel NavaNick Park's Early Man is as beguiling as previous Aardman Animation films |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazetteDan LybargerNonetheless, by stepping backward in filmmaking technology and content, he creates a story that might endure like a cave painting. |
| Tribune News ServiceRick BentleyLooking at "Early Man" as a whole, it combines weirdly funny comedy with a sweet story about what it means to depend on others. |
| L.A. BizAnnlee EllingsonLike most of the movies that come out of the stop-motion clay animation studio Aardman, Early Man delivers a funny and delightful story and an astounding work of art. |
| The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe genius of Early Man is that it cannot possibly be spoiled. The animation is foolproof in its combination of ingenuity and obviousness, and the script obliterates the difference between a laugher and a groaner. |
| Houston Community NewspapersDanny MintonI can't think of a better way to spend two hours at the movies with my family. |
| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyEarly Man can’t overcome the limitations of its premise—one of Park’s less fruitful genre mashups. |
| Bowling Green Daily NewsMicheal ComptonIt's full of laughs for adults but also has plenty of humor aimed at kids. |