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Several movies lately just seem to strike a cord for me, and this one has to be one of those that I can totally relate to. Saying the word "YES" to everything seems to insinuate within the film that, if you just continue saying Yes to every question, you will be more happy and successful. The proof seems to be that Carl (Jim Carrey), after a split with his wife, becomes withdrawn and wants to avoid any situation in his life. This is very typical behavior for people who tend to be totally devastated in life after many unpleasant occurrences leave him squirming in social situations. Carl is soon invited by an aquaintance to attend a self-help seminar intended to change people who say No to life into people that say Yes. After seeing the results of saying Yes firsthand, Carl says No a few times and finds that he seems to be cursed when he does wind up saying No, so he continues saying Yes to everything. This pays off for Carl which causes a domino effect of good fortune. The film gets extra funny since he turns from a total introvert into a totally willing and zany extrovert which gives Jim Carrey's character a chance to stage his comic charm. Carl begins to realize that indiscriminately agreeing YES to every request leads him down a path similar to his safe, yet lonely life. Carl meets Allison (Zooey Deschanel) and become his main love interest. Carl is totally cut off guard with Allison as she is open and as interesting as he dreams a mate should be. After seeing the full side of Allison, he gets past the first glance stage and develops heavy chemistry between them. It turns out, however, saying Yes all the time to her drives her to think he is totally insincere about his love towards her. The story gets really interesting when Carl's Ex-wife approaches Carl again. Carl's good friend played by Danny Masterson of THAT 70s SHOW's adds and extra nuance of situations to the mix. That last scene of film gave me a chuckle and allowed the viewer to have a feeling of resolve about leaving a good feeling with a happy ending. Carl's boss was a gas and actually made the film a bit more interesting, making us aware of how many people in our life just have problems fitting in to our particulars. I'll give this film a 5/5 for it's honesty and staying on track. IF YOU LIKE MY REVIEWS PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW BY VOTING, THANKS.Read full review
There are about three different comedies shuttling around uncomfortably inside the loose frame of Yes Man, and all of them probably would have been more successful on their own. It starts as a high-concept, "what if...?" comedy straight from the Liar, Liar playbook, morphs for a while into an overly twee "opposites attract" kind of romance, and ends with a mess of self-help platitudes and clincher scenes that seem airlifted in from other movies. The narrative meandering is matched by an inconsistent, overly vulgar comedic tone, so while scene by scene it can be funny, it all starts to feel pointless long before Yes Man reaches the end. Surprisingly, Jim Carrey isn't at the root of the problem. For a comedian whose most successful role of the decade was sullen Joel in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Carrey's rubber face and manic energy are welcome here, picking up the slack in scenes where the writing is lacking. He even starts off a little like Joel, playing bank loan agent Carl, who's so depressed over his divorce three years that he still stays home and watches 300 rather than getting out in the world. It doesn't help that his only social options are his over-enthusiastic, geeky boss Norman (Rhys Darby), smugly engaged Peter (Bradley Cooper) and Lucy (Sasha Alexander), and the entirely personality-free Danny Masterson. But somehow an old friend talks Carl into joining him at a "Yes Man" self-help conference, where nutty New Age guru Terrence (Terrence Stamp, hilarious) admonishes him to start saying "yes" to every single question. Immediately after Carl says yes to a homeless man's request to drive him into a park, which kicks off a chain of events that leads Carl to Allison (Zooey Deschanel), a standard-issue free spirit who rides a scooter and sings in a concept art band called Munchausen by Proxy. As Carl keeps saying yes to everything else, from throwing Lucy a bridal shower to taking Korean lessons, life leads him repeatedly back to Allison, and they start up a strange, age-inappropriate romance. The pickles that Carl gets himself into as a "yes man" range from truly funny, like Norman's Harry Potter party, to downright icky, like his tryst with his elderly neighbor (You know those randy old lady jokes! They never get old!) Even some of the scenes that are more inspired, like a bar fight or Carl's unexpected friendship with a Korean store clerk, go on so long that they drain the humor out of the setup. It's a problem that applies to the movie as a whole: great concept, but no one has any idea what to do with it once they've gotten there.Read full review
You might have heard someone saying "NO" to anything. Not thing will work out thoese sort of things. No has become a major problem to people in this century because there is more competition and people attitude have changed. This movie has an amazing perspective to change from the word "no" to "Yes". Jim carry was asked to join this movie in part of a non-successful bank financial officer. One day he met with his old friend and his friend invited him to join a "yes" event. Everyone in this event will say yes to anything no matter what. This possitive attitude keeps leading to successful events. If you are trying to improve your attitude, thinking or mind. You should really see this movie. Overall great movie 100 / 100 %
Jim Carrey (LIAR LIAR, THE NUMBER 23 and many more) stars in this comedy about a man who attends a seminar on how to improve the quality of your life by always saying yes, never no. Other actors in the movie include Zooey Deschanel (Bridge to Terabithia & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and more), Veteran actor Terence Stamp (Wanted, Red Planet and many more). Stamp stars as the 'Yes Man" the man with the plan who makes Carrey commit to saying Yes. Along the way Carrey meets Deschanel who is a free spirited musician. The movie has a good premise and the acting is good. Their are some very funny parts to this movie but most of the movie is about average as far as comedies go. I rate this movie a 4 of 5 for good acting and a number of good laughs. If your a Carrey fan this is a must. If your not a fan but want a couple of good laughs go ahead, its worth the price.Read full review
This movie will be a classic! One of the best Jim Carrey movies! The special edition includes super funny GAG reel (5.1 sound) and other goodies so it's worth it. You can rent DVDs on line but I would watch this movie several times at least! All in all, I would recommend this to everyone!
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