Yes Man Movie
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Yes Man star Jim Carrey as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere - the operative word being "no". That is until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything, and anything. Unleashing the power of "Yes" begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways. But will this end up being too much of a good thing?
| Lance Wesley | Tow Truck Driver |
| Maile Flanagan | Janet |
| Landon Ashworth | Football Captain |
| Derek Baker | Bar Patron |
| David Winston Barge | Delivery Man |
| Michael Bennett | Bank Teller |
| Jason Collett | Football Fan |
| Michael Patrick Breen | Spectator |
| Brent Briscoe | Homeless Guy |
| Dan Brown | Wrong Guy |
| Jim Carrey | Carl Allen |
| John Cothran Jr. | Tweed |
| Rhys Darby | Norman |
| Alfred De Contreras | Orange seller |
| Peyton Reed |
7.00 out of 10 (56966 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Great Beginning — Bad Ending
posted on 31 Aug 2009I thought Jim Carey did a nice job portraying the life of a typical businessman. I completely understood when he got used to his work routine and had trouble changing it. It's a shame how many people don't notice how caught up they will get in their work schedule. I will admit that I have missed out on many opportunities because I have not had the courage to say "yes". This a great film that teaches someone that there are times in life in which you need to have the courage to try something new and it might be worth the risk. Jim Carey is a very comical actor, so I was not sure how a serious movie would work with him. In fact in turned out pretty well for the most part, but the ending was really disappointing.
It's a Carrey Curry
posted on 31 Aug 2009Some people may find out Jim Carrey is not the same as he was a decade ago but I would say the magic is still there! It's something like you've watched it for at least one and half an hour and you're still expecting something more until the credits start rolling. This Jim Carrey show was no different. Total comedy with a little romantic touch at the end.Now, I would rather prefer not to say anything about the storyline in here, because I believe everybody must laugh at anything Jim Carrey does in this movie without knowing it before. But in a nutshell this movie is about saying "Yes" to everything and how everything can fall in place with it (though it's mostly being super lucky!). But again when you ask for laughter/smile/enjoyment for one hour and forty minutes, this movie says the magic "Yes" to you.Finally, it is a preparation of Carrey, with Carrey, by Carrey and so it's a perfect Carrey Curry. All the other characters are nothing compared to his.
Another Jim Carrey Classic
posted on 29 Aug 2009To put it brief and informative, I'd say "Yes Man" is a movie of delightful comedy where there are hardly moments in the film where you aren't laughing. The movie was original or a better word for it would be unpredictable, where humour appears in the most unexpected way. Unlike his earlier comical movies like Bruce Almighty, Ace Ventura and Liar Liar, there is a hint of truth and reality in the storyline where he isn't invincible or abnormal but an average and lethargic pessimist influenced to say yes to anything. In a nutshell, you'll definitely enjoy it if you're a fan of Jim Carrey, and he excels in this role just as he did in the other ones.
Not bad, but not worth seeing this first run
posted on 29 Aug 2009Jim Carrey is a cranky man who takes a self help course during which he promises self help guru Terrence Stamp that for one year he'll only say yes to anything thats asked of him. As a result Carrey begins to change and to live.Okay, almost great, this film falters because it can't quite get the right tone. Some of the film is serious some is not. The cast at times seems unsure of which tone they are suppose to strike. Its good enough that you wish it was better. Worth a look, but I don't know if it needs to be at ten bucks ahead.6 out of 10
Bad Review
posted on 27 Aug 2009My husband and I went and saw this at our local drive in and thought it was a terrible movie. We were expecting something funnier since Jim Carrey was in it, possibly something that went to outrageous lengths as Liar, Liar did. It just didn't seem to have any real point to it and dragged on. I understood that they were trying to sell the importance of saying YES to things and letting your life take you in different directions, but it just got weird. Jim Carrey's character getting in trouble with homeland security for getting on a plane spontaneously makes our government systems look good and bad. GOOD because it would be great if they actually were aware of such things and some odd behavior. BAD because they were so far off, and they just came off like idiots. The explanation that was given by the lawyer to the Home Land Security, would NEVER be accepted, so it just became really unrealistic in a movie that they were trying to make saying YES to things parallel true events.
No, no, no, no
posted on 25 Aug 2009Let's not mince words - this movie is completely worthless, worse than awful, appalling. Every minute that anyone, anywhere spends watching this utter rubbish diminishes the human race. Try as I might, I cannot see anything positive likely to arise for anyone from watching this. Why was it made? Presumably to raise money, to attempt to revive Jim Carrey's career... surely not out of anything resembling artistic vision, let alone inspiration. It's not offensive or anything... just desperate, dismal, and dispiritingly rancid. You could, I'm pretty sure, find more enjoyment and enlightenment by going out onto a busy street and inviting strangers to insult you - at least you wouldn't have to pay them, and you might possibly hear something useful or amusing, which is more than you will get by paying to see this movie.
We all prefer your serious roles, Mr Carrey
posted on 23 Aug 2009With a Jim Carrey comedy you know what to expect, namely facial expressions and funny noises being emitted from a man who, at forty-six years old, should possibly know better. Yes Man employs these qualities to their fullest extent throughout in a vain attempt to hide the fact that the plot is essentially non-existent and merely consists of a bunch of non sequiturs whose only connection is Captain Malleable doing his magical face changing trick in each of them. But whatever. As long as Carrey is allowed to shout things like "I've got blisters on my fingers!" in Ringo Starr's voice, some source of enjoyment can always be gleaned from Yes Man's lifeless, decaying corpse.The story involves Carrey's protagonist Carl Allen, a banker who lives alone, spends his free time watching endless DVDs, shuns his friends and says no to every offer that comes his way. After attending a self-help seminar, Allen then decides to say yes to every offer that comes his way. Who saw that coming? Even more unbelievably, his saying yes to everything leads to him meeting a girl and they both fall in love. And he gets a promotion. And everybody thinks he's great, even though he's essentially lying to everybody. It's all so fresh. I can only assume the screenwriters took Danny Wallace's original novel, read the synopsis, possibly urinated on it before throwing it in the bin, laughed, and then set about writing their own screenplay based on the last film they'd both recently seen and thought the world needed more of, which was Bruce Almighty. Thanks guys.The only actor who actually seems like they're having a good time is Rhys Darby, who plays Carl's boss, Norm. Sure, he might be an imitation of David Brent, but considering the screenwriters enjoy reusing ideas so much they managed to weave a whole film out of doing this, at least with Norm they stole an idea which is funny. However, they don't stop there. Later in the film, Norm holds a party which, in its execution is such a blatant rip-off of Rick Moranis' gathering of his neighbours in Ghostbusters that I'm sure Moranis is probably spinning in his grave. If he were dead. Which he isn't. Other than Norm, the only character worth remembering is the love interest, Allison, who isn't memorable because of anything she does (Oh look! She's quirky! Look at her running and photographing! Only Juno is quirkier!), but rather because she's played by Zooey Deschanel, who may or may not be an angel. Any scene she is in goes some way to alleviating the hebetude the film tries so hard to induce, and in particular the ones where she wears the cutest faux-military jacket in the world.Of course, if you don't happen to like Zooey Deschanel then you're a little stuck. You may take comfort in seeing a 78 year old woman remove her dentures moments before engaging in oral sex with Carrey, which is possibly the highlight of his career after anything else he's ever done, including the Cable Guy. Solace may also be found in an excruciatingly lengthy fight scene between a 'drunk' Carrey (hello silly voice/funny face combination) and a muscle-bound cliché. Happily, it never seems to end, allowing one pun after another to fall flat on its face while the audience watches on reticently, kind of like slowing down to see a car crash.In all, Yes Man is only offensive in the sense that it doesn't try at all to create something even slightly original, choosing instead to rely on tried and tested mediocre formulas in order to deliver a mildly amusing diversion for an audience that will forget the film the moment they leave the theatre. So, while Carl Allen would unequivocally say yes to the question, "Do you want to go and see Yes Man?", I know that he's really thinking "No, obviously not."
YES means Mo.'
posted on 23 Aug 2009In YES MAN, anti-social Carl (Jim Carrey) has been sinking lower into negativity since leaving his girl, Stephanie (Molly Sims), making dumb excuses not to attend any social events with his friends, turning down loan applications at his job, saying 'no' to life in general, spending every night blankly watching DVDs in his apartment. Kinda like you're doing right now...One day he meets a crazy coot friend (John Michael Higgins), whose life has changed drastically due to his allegiance with a group who say Yes to everything. Carl attends a "Say Yes" meeting - overlorded by guru Terrence (Terence Stamp) - and accepts the challenge to Say Yes, to be a Yes Man.And he finds that saying Yes leads to myriad life-changing possibilities, money, success and, of course, panty, in the form of insipid Zooey Deschanel. (The tryst with his 70-year-old neighbor who insists on "pleasuring him sexually" doesn't count! Oh, great gums a-mighty! How that doesn't count!) YES MAN marks Carrey's return to his forte - that plastic, elastic, bombastic spastic who refuses to grow up.It is obvious which Carrey movie YES MAN resembles - LIAR LIAR (1997), where a birthday wish from his son forced Carrey to Tell the Truth for 24 hours. No such mysticism here, which is this movie's saving grace. Carl's decisions to Say Yes are made under no duress or magic - just a leering curiosity to see where it all leads.And the explicit message is very succinct - that being positive is better than being negative (just don't tell that to a person with AIDS); that it should not be a compulsion or a rule to Say Yes, but a decision; that it opens up possibilities that might not have been created had you said No. Simple.A light-hearted film which doesn't even annoy me when Carrey and Deschanel trip through the usual romantic arc of "boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-makes-assface-of-himself-to-get-girl-back" which only proves YES MAN advocates the same tired, insidious message of procreation guised as something wondrous and mysterious.How difficult can it be, Humans? When it comes to sex, just say YES.--Review by Poffy The Cucumber (for Poffy's Movie Mania).
commercial looked better
posted on 23 Aug 2009I saw the commercial to this and was really excited in seeing it. Jims acting was pretty good but the dialouge had about five "LOL" moments. the commercial pretty much shows all these parts. this movie was entertaining but far from dumb and dumber humor. it's not horrible tho. it's lighthearted and easy to watch.I kinda thought the yes convention was not the best way to change Jim Carey to a yes man..... I thought it would be better if he had had something happen to him which makes him say yes instead of no. I think that would make the audience care about the situation more. but whatever.it's a good movie to rent if you can't find anything else. 5 or 6 out of ten I think. I'm not saying don't see it, but don't go in to it with high expectations.
Just Say No To Carrey's "Yes" Jest!
posted on 21 Aug 2009Just say NO to the new Jim Carrey comedy "Yes Man" (** out of ****), a frivolous exercise in high-concept celluloid that co-stars dishy Zooey Deschanel and grim-faced Terence Stamp. This one-note nonsense about a negative-minded man who realizes the affirmative power of the word 'yes' recalls an earlier Carrey epic "Liar, Liar" (1997) about an unprincipled lawyer who prevaricated at the least provocation. The gimmick in "Liar Liar" was his son's birthday wish that his father couldn't fib. Consequently, the reformed attorney had to tell the truth no matter what the situation.In "Yes Man," the rubber-faced funny man must say 'yes' to everybody with a request. Inevitably, our hero's life takes some hallowing turns, but nothing really surprising happens. Well, perhaps something surprising occurs in one scene where dentures in a glass of water on a night stand figures prominently. Mind you, moviegoers who appreciate risqué humor will split their sides laughing. Fastidious folks, on the contrary, may grimace with horror and feel offended by this salacious twist.Along with its single usage of the F-word as prescribed by the Motion Picture Association of America in all PG-13 flicks, "Break Up" director Peyton Reed's "Yes Man" recycles the typical boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-wins-girl back tale. Audiences that adore Carrey's elastic-cheeked clowning no matter what he does may find this far-fetched foolishness farcical. Discriminating audiences will feel like they've been cheated, even at matinée prices. At 104 minutes, "Yes Man" qualifies as more mess than merriment.Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) loves to say 'no.' As a bank loan officer, nay saying is second nature to him. As it turns out, our pitiful protagonist lost his wife, Stephanie (Molly Sims of "Starsky & Hutch"), after six months of marriage because she felt Carl was too dull for her own good. Since their divorce three years ago, Carl has shunned his friends, particularly Peter (Bradley Cooper of "The Comebacks") and Rooney (Danny Masterson of "Face/Off"), and confined himself to his apartment watching Blockbuster DVDs. At work, Carl tolerates his goofy boss, Norm (a hilarious Rhys Darby of ""The Flight of the Conchords"), who keeps inviting him to his masquerade parties. Speaking of product placement, this Warner Brothers release shamelessly touts its own movies, such as the "Harry Potter" franchise and "300" for Norm's parties.One day while he is relaxing outside the bank, Carl meets a former bank colleague, Nick (John Michael Higgins of "Evan Almighty"), who lives life to the hilt and shows no ill effects for all his reckless indulgence. So impressed by Nick's carefree attitude is Carl that he attends a self-help seminar hosted by charismatic Dale Carnegie-type counselor Terrence Bundley (Terence Stamp of "Superman") who preaches about the positive power of saying 'yes.' Appropriately enough, Carl resists the urge to say yes, but the crowd around him changes his mind.No sooner has our hero left the seminar than a shrewd homeless man, who has been taking advantage of Bundley's converts, hits up Carl for a free ride to a far-off park, the use of his cell phone, and every dollar in his wallet. Not only does Carl run out of gas by the time he reaches the park, but also the homeless guy (Brent Briscoe of "Mr. Woodcock") has depleted Carl's cell phone battery. Carl traipses several miles back into town to fill up his gas container. At the gas station, he meets free-spirited, non-conformist Allison (Zooey Deschanel of "The Happening") who is gassing up her motor scooter. She sports a helmet with Tweety Bird eyes painted on it so you know she is a little wacky, too. Anyway, Allison offers Carl a ride, and he says 'yes' to a new relationship. At the same time, Carl decides to take flying lessons, guitar lessons, learns to speak Korean, and searches for a spouse at the website persianwifefinder.com. Eventually, things sour for our love birds because Allison learns that Carl has programmed himself to say yes to everybody.Watching Jim Carrey is always a treat because he is so spontaneous. His physical humor and his facial antics are as infectiously funny as ever. The contrived screenplay by "Fun with Dick & Jane" scribe Nicholas Stoller as well as newcomers Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogol, however, runs out of comic momentum about 45 minutes and becomes hopelessly predictable. One amusing moment occurs when our hero saves a suicidal man (Luis Guzmán of "School for Scoundrels") by using his newly acquired guitar playing skills and getting the man as well as a crowd of spectators to join him in a sing-along.Carl's love interest is flaky as all get-out; she teaches a photography class where students jog around Griffith Park and snap photos. You'd think Allison would have noticed how Carl always blurts out 'yes' to anybody. She decides to dump our hero because she feels that he isn't so much attracted to her ridiculous life-style as he is committed to the 'yes' covenant he made with Bundley. Meanwhile, Rhys Darby matches Carrey's maniac comic energy with his use of childish nicknames and nerdy parties. Terence Stamp, who played General Zod in the Christopher Reeve "Superman" movie, makes a great comic foil as the harried guru who bullied Carl into taking his covenant and regrets having done so during our hero's fourth-quarter meltdown.Indeed, the "Yes Man" trailer makes this movie look far better than it is. Aside from the possibly objectionable scene with an elderly, sex-starved neighbor who promises to relieve our hero's anxieties, "Yes Man" amounts to a made-to-order, upbeat date movie. Nevertheless, compared with Carrey's funnier films, especially his "Ace Ventura" movies, "Yes Man" is one big No-No.
Funny in parts, but mostly doesn't work as a film
posted on 19 Aug 2009STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) works in a bank, spending his time rejecting most of the loans customers apply for. Outside of work, he has a negative attitude that sees him missing out on a lot in life, including the engagement party of his good friend Peter (Bradley Cooper.) He bumps into an old friend who takes him to a self help seminar where a guru embraces him to say 'yes' to everything-and actually puts a curse on him where saying 'no' will result in something bad. Before long, Carl's saying 'yes' to literally everything, causing complications in his work life and personal life.I've become quite an avid reader of Danny Wallace's '...is a man' column in ShortList Magazine, which I pick up for free every Thursday on my way into work. The man has an undeniable way with words and for bringing fairly ordinary situations he's found himself in during the past week to life in the most vivid and outrageous way possible, I call to mind his experiences in a chip shop with a drunk guy who thought he was mute, sitting behind a guy on a train who talked loudly into his mobile while placing a large order and confrontations with builders outside his home. This is an adaptation of a novel he wrote based on a philosophy he adapted in his own life where he had too much of a negative attitude. I haven't read it (hadn't even heard about it!) but I'm sorry to say Yes Man hasn't translated into a great film.There are some very funny moments (that are uniquely Wallace in their hilariousness), but as a whole the film is very hard to get into and fails to really hold your attention. In the lead role, Carrey seems to have matured and refrains from too much gurning and mugging (except from a scene where he's consumed too much Red Bull!) but he can't work to his best with the weak material. With the current economic climate, a scene where he's reprimanded for granting too many loans may even be seen as tasteless by some. I'm just nit picking now, but the fact is this is a disappointing film that only manages to be sporadically funny. **
This movie is really good!
posted on 17 Aug 2009Despite the fact that I am a huge fan of Carrey, I admit a lot of his comedic performances are somewhat ridiculous. But this is legitimately a sensible comedy where he doesn't use a lot of his "Rubberface" antics and actually just acts funny. The premise of this film is intriguing and I loved watching it. Both Jim and Zooey are excellent the story is amazing. All the Carrey-haters should give this one a chance, it really deserves it. I think Jim's most recent movies have been great. It's his older movies that people hate him for. But he's becoming a legit dramatic actor who can also be funny. He sometimes goes over the top, but all-in-all he is a multi-faceted professional. This movie deserves a lot of praise because it is excellent. This brings back flashes of his performance in the extremely popular "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". In closing, give "Yes Man" a chance. It's good for some laughs but also offers a very optimistic view on life in general.
Ex- Jim Carrey fan
posted on 15 Aug 2009This was not only one of the worst Jim Carrey movies I've seen- and I've seen them all... it is one of the worst FILMS I have seen in the last few years.Some reviews I read here are quick to forgive how "formulaic" this movie is... and I am a sucker for a good formula. I enjoy a good romantic comedy too. However, a rom-com should be EITHER romantic or funny, hopefully both. This was neither.The romance was completely unbelievable, no chemistry whatsoever. Carrey acts disconnected, and while he is not over the top, the comedy seems desperate... not insane- funny like he used to be, I mean his Dumb and Dumber character was even endearing, and I loved that movie. Here, he is just... dull. Then he transforms and he is... still dull. The primary thing about this movie here is, I don't believe it. I am a pro at suspending disbelief to enjoy a movie... but here, I didn't believe one phony minute of the entire movie. For example, in one scene, he is following the girl of his dreams, and she says "stop, get away from me. Farther!" and he literally runs, brushing his friend aside, sprinting away in the middle of a busy airport. Because, you see, she asked him to go away, and he must obey. OK. There was some nervous laughter in the theatre as if people felt some obligation. Another time he gets in a fight in an alley and ... nothing either funny or dramatic happens. Actually that pretty much explains the whole movie. I'm not saying that you really need anything special to happen... I mean I like guys just sitting there talking sometimes, if the dialog is witty and the characters are likable and believable (e.g. 40 year old virgin, knocked up, Seinfeld the classic TV example, etc).NO spoiler here but I felt the ending was a final, fitting, nose-thumbing to the audience from the imagination-less buffoons that obviously think that just trotting poor Carrey out there doing the same old thing would be good enough for us. What they forgot however, is you need a plot, decent writing, a believable situation, dramatic tension, jokes or at least some form of humor, and chemistry between the actors. I felt sorry for Carrey in this movie. Nothing wrong with him... he did his best but there was nothing here to work with.That's 90 minutes of my life that I will never get back- even worse, it felt like twice that.
Such a disappointment
posted on 15 Aug 2009When I see on theaters a Jim Carrey movie, I always get excited 'cause their usually quite interesting and nice, though I haven't seen him yet doing a great performance. "Yes man" was just disappointing. Although it could be considered as a good idea, the whole movie ends up failing for having the typical cheap romance comedy structure.There are several elements from the script that are very good (Mocking blockbusters such as Harry Potter and 300, the psychosis of the American government for Carrey's character buying an Arabic wife and learning to fly...) However, it is so obvious that ignorant producers have changed the film, and turned it in a poor romance comedy, a genre that Carrey would have to consider continuing, 'cause the typical character, the single-irresponsible man it's just not for him at his 47 years old. It is time for Carrey to move on and to start doing some real acting. The rest of the cast is just barely decent.It's sad to see such a talented actor in such a poor movie
The most powerful three-letter word in the English language!
posted on 15 Aug 2009OK, I have to tell you a true story, you're not gonna believe this. I tried this "yes" thing a couple years ago, in late 2006. The first thing I did was accept an offer to teach English in China (I'm still here), then I was invited into dozens of Chinese homes, I agreed to an idea to ride a bicycle from my city to Beijing (about 600 miles), I was thereafter featured in the local newspaper, and through no real talent of my own I made an appearance on national Chinese television giving an interview and singing a song in Chinese.It hasn't all been fun and games though. I also accepted a casual invitation from someone I had known for about two hours to visit a nearby city which turned out to be forbidden to foreigners, so I was arrested as a spy and questioned in a Communist prison for 7 hours. Try it!Anyway, I was moved to tell you that story, because you would be surprised at how real the possibility is that the word 'yes' can actually change your life. It's so easy to get stuck in a comfortable rut and just stay there. Not that there is anything wrong with that, a comfortable rut is certainly better than a lifetime of hardship, but I'm going to go ahead and suggest that saying yes for a while is probably going to make the ride a little more interesting.Jim Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a regular guy with a regular job who really just wants to be left alone. He turns down invitations from his friends to go out on the town, he refuses offers and opportunities and invitations left and right, preferring the comfort of his own sofa and a rented video or two. And I can't say I blame him. There are few things as appealing to me as an evening in my apartment by myself watching whatever movie I might want to watch. Even two years after the word 'yes' has landed me in central eastern China, you would be amazed at how often I enjoy that particular situation.Complicating matters is the fact that Carl's wife left him, badly injuring not only his pride but his self0image and possibly even his mental stability. Not only does he reject chances to interact with friends and family, but he's also a loan agent at a major bank, so he says no for a living!He attends a YES seminar, where he learns that saying yes to everything can have brilliant affects on his life, whereas saying no could cause the sky to fall on his head. There is a crucial (and tasteless) scene where he is put into a position where he is forced to say no, and all hell breaks predictably loose.Yes Man is definitely a light-hearted and goofy comedy, but there is a thread of reality that permeates it and really makes you think that it's saying something real, which is something that is generally only true of the best Jim Carrey movies, like The Truman Show or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It's not at the same level as those movies, but there is something here that really might make your life a little more interesting, and when was the last time you ever saw a movie with the potential to do that?"The world is a playground. You know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it."
Yes Man is Liar Liar meets Bruce Almighty.
posted on 15 Aug 2009As a huge fan of Jim Carrey I have been waiting for the release of Yes Man for some time. I didn't want to be pounded with clips of Yes Man before seeing it at the cinema as im a keen believer that trailers ruin films, exhibit A 'Bruce Almighty'.Having muted many trailers on the TV I went into Yes Man with no knowledge of the film other than 'Its about a man who wants to start enjoying his life more by saying yes', and to be honest, thats all I need before watching a film, a BRIEF plot outline.Yes Man didn't disappoint, I thought it was a really good watch even though it was a little soppy in parts probably to please the female audience. Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel played their parts well making an enjoyable watch. However the biggest laughs for me came from Rhys Darby who really makes this film and delivered the best quote of the film, "I was just going to fist you too", was textbook! Overall I would describe Yes Man as 'Liar Liar meets Bruce Almighty', and as a tip I wouldn't say it isn't critical to see this at the cinema. Unless of course you want to see Jim Carreys 46 year old face up close and personal.
Easily the worst movie of 2008
posted on 13 Aug 2009This was possibly the worst movie I've seen all year, there couldn't have possibly been a worst line of actors, Jim Carey has got to be at least in his forties and he picked a less-than-great actress who just happened to be in her twenties for a make out scene. The movie was so predictable that i was able to call every plot twist dozens of minutes before they happened. And i was extremely tempted to leave the theater when Carey was hanging after bungee jumping and he answered his cell phone, "Oh nothing just hanging here", if it wasn't for the people who had their legs up on the seats i would have left the movie right then and there. I wouldn't be surprised to see this movie on 2008's "Worst movies of the year".
Was alright in the first half...
posted on 13 Aug 2009... but very cliché in the second half. I'll say yes to watch a romantic comedy with a couple of friends or a girlfriend but nothing far from that. From the same director that had done The Break-Up featuring Jeniffer Aniston and Vince Vaughn we get a weird story about a man that reluctantly learns to say YES to everything. With some bad consequences. Jim Carrey is getting' old but Zooey Deschanel really gave him more youth. Her role was cute and jovial and really gave the film more sense and moral.The scriptwriting, adapted from a novel, made by three guys was alright, but nothing superfluous... really, three guys to do cheesy dialog and an happy ending? I have to give credit for the man that made the story.Nothing more, nothing else. Yet I'd like to add something: or was the film stock that was already poor or the editing was very poor. Some shots are cut very bad. But that's a technical detail and don't mess with the overall perception of this movie.I left the cinema with a good perception of life, of course. Enjoy life! Say yes to everything! Or at least, almost everything!
I Wish......
posted on 13 Aug 2009I was wishing that Jim would come back to comedy. I wished that YES MAN was gonna be his rise to Comedy King again. My wishes did not come true. Huge fan of the over-the-top Jim of yesterday in hits like Liar Liar, Dumb and Dumber, even Bruce Almighty seemed more on the mark (which I disliked and have since changed my mind after seeing Evan Almighty). Loved him in The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Never even bothered with 23. The concept of YES MAN is similar to Liar, Liar but without the constraints that his character had in that movie (which consequently made the humor easier to come by BECAUSE of that) Without a long rant, rave, or negative review....it simply was not that funny. It had funny moments... but with Jim, is that what any of us would really expect? Oddly I do not blame him for this. Hollywood, Jim's agent, whomever....needs to really get a great comedic script that allows Jim to be over-the- top again...something with a great concept or culturally relevant for this time...cause God knows we need at this very time some "bust at the gut" laughter. I SOOOOO, wanted this to be good. For Jim to make me laugh to the point where I wasn't worried or thinking about the economy, or jobs, or war. I can't believe there is no script clever enough to let this talented man demonstrate how bloody funny he can be. It was alright, and in my world...when that description is describing a Jim Carrey comedy....something is terribly wrong. 4 outta 10
A mildly funny comedy with a message...
posted on 31 Aug 2009I caught a sneak preview of Yes Man that was open to Carmike Employee's only (I love the Cinema perks) and personally thought it was great. Not as funny as I hoped it would be, but still very enjoyable. Great story, good acting, nothing too over the top...probably the best movie that's been released in the past few weeks. I also liked the underlying message the movie had (or at least the message I got from it). Basically the movie urges you to accept life for what it is and enjoy it. After all it doesn't last forever.Yes Man almost delivers in the laughs department. There are some pretty funny scenes that will make you laugh out loud, or grin in appreciation but nothing that will make you fall out of your seat. (and that's what I was hoping for). The jokes are somewhat original, although there are a lot of jokes that have been overused or are considered to be cliché. Overall however, it was pretty funny, amusing, and entertaining.Jim Carry's acting was great. His character was portrayed exactly how I was anticipating. He gave a great performance and I applaud him. Yes Man is without a doubt one of his better films.Overall a great "feel good" film with a lot heart and spirit. A good movie for people of all ages (well maybe not very little ones) and a movie that should be seen not only for it's entertainment value but also for it's message.Final Word: Worth it.