Yes Man!

How many opportunities are missed simply because we say “No” to a simple suggestion?  Yes Man is a not so serious movie with a thought-provoking undertone that would have been better suited as a serious film as apposed to a comedy.

Yes Man star Jim Carrey plays Carl Allen, a recently divorced man whose life has been stuck in a rut for several months.  He says no to everything, which has lead to the neglect of his friends, work and personal wellbeing.  It takes an old acquaintance to get him to question, whether or not this “No” life is what he wants.  As a result Carl attends a “YES!” conference where he makes a covenant with himself to say “Yes” to everything.

At first his “yes” ventures seem to lead him only to trouble, but as Carl begins to embrace the concept, more positive results start pouring in, like a new girlfriend, and a promotion at work.  But nothing good lasts forever.  Carl must learn that the classic rule of “everything in moderation” the hard way.  You shouldn’t say yes because you have to, you should say it because you want to.

Zooey Deschanel plays Allison, Carl’s love interest.  Allison is a classic Deschanel character, quirky and against the grain.  I love this character.  Maybe its because I feel I can relate to it, but whatever it is, Deschanel plays it perfectly.

Carrey did everything that he possibly could with his role, but still the film felt lacking.  The laughs were cheap and not well thought out.  I feel as though so much more could have been done with this movie, but instead it decided to skate by

Rating: 2.0 ★ stars (out of 5)

Recommendation:  Wait until this comes to TNT or USA.  I wouldn’t see it in a theatre or at least not for full price.  It’s a good movie to watch with the family.