Yes Man

Name: Yes Man
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: December 19, 2008
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel

2008

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 19, 2008 | PG-13

Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel

Summary: Carl Allen's life is going nowhere--the operative word being "no"--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, getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new romance.Carl Allen's life is going nowhere--the operative word being "no"--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, getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new romance. But his willingness to embrace every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Director: Peyton Reed

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 104 min

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James Berardinelli

Undemanding, light, and enjoyable. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Carrey's most satisfying live-action effort since "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." Read full review

Carrie Rickey

Like many previous Carrey vehicles, the point of this one directed by Peyton Reed is that one should not live at the extremes, but should achieve a balance between low and high, no and yes. Read full review

Richard Corliss

Though the movie is no more than agreeable, it does provide a swell showcase for New Zealand wundercomic Rhys Darby (Murray the hapless agent on HBO's Flight of the Conchords) and gives the astrally adorable Zooey Deschanel a rare shot at a lead role in a big Hollywood movie. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Jim Carrey works the premise for all it's worth, but it doesn't allow him to bust loose and fly. Read full review

J.R. Jones

It's nice to see a high-concept comedy with such a generous concept. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

With Yes Man, Carrey has bled the well dry, doing everything he knows how to do, over and over again, just to prove that he still knows how to do it. It's exhilarating to see brilliance in a comic; but by the time you start smelling it, the game is over. Read full review

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thecurber

Feb 1, 2011

A light, funny and enjoyable film that isn't for the whole family, But for a jim carrey fan who is in the mood for a wild, sometimes vulgar comedy.SEE it? yes yes yes!!!

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

ParkerN.

Dec 20, 2008

Awesome movie, there were long segments of time where I didn't stop laughing. The adult's Liar Liar.

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annbd

Feb 3, 2018

All of the Jim Carrey movies are on point! You won't make a mistake if you choose to watch one of them! Great movie!

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

SEROJ

Mar 13, 2013

Jim Carrey is my favorite comedian. And this movie is great but not one of the best. I think it could be funnier but still my final score for "YES MAN" is 7/10

0 of 2 users found this helpful02

Aronj

Jan 14, 2009

Its definitely not Jim Carrey's funnist work, not enough physical comedy for him. But i hate how people look past rhys darby, he has such a different sense of humor that I've never seen before, it shines in the show flight of the conchords.

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ChadS.

Dec 21, 2008

"Yes Man" resembles former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani, both movie and man like to bring up 9/11, regardless of time or place, regardless of the context. The FBI think they might be terrorists: Carl(Jim Carrey) and Allison(Zooey Deschanel) fly to Lincoln, are nabbed in Lincoln, bringing their "Yes Man" resembles former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani, both movie and man like to bring up 9/11, regardless of time or place, regardless of the context. The FBI think they might be terrorists: Carl(Jim Carrey) and Allison(Zooey Deschanel) fly to Lincoln, are nabbed in Lincoln, bringing their Jack Kerouac-like adventure to a crashing halt, and in the process, crashing the film. "Yes Man" isn't big enough for terrorism; it's just a modest romantic comedy about living life to the max, and more importantly, caving in to your impulses. The man who invites Carl to the seminar throws a brick into the bank's plate glass window. Instead of making the allusion to terrorists being the ultimate yes men as an obstacle for the couple to overcome, the film should have eschewed the tackiness that comes along with dredging up the fallen towers, and showed how saying "yes" all the time, slowly becomes a hazard to Carl's life, and for those who orbit it. "Yes Man" should have treated Carl's single-minded tendency to say "no", then "yes", as an outgrowth of OCD, or better still, manic-depression. Saying "yes" as a descent into madness, but that's too ambitious for a film like "Yes Man", whose populist sensibility makes allowances for Carl's period of answering in the negative, a result of his lingering feelings for the ex-wife. The scene in which Carl overcaffeinates himself with Red Bull, hints at what a more ambitious "Yes Man" would look like.… Expand

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Darwin

Dec 21, 2008

It's the end of the line for Jim Carrey. It's almost as if he's stuck in a time warp back in the 90's. He needs a script with new material to salvage his once superstar career. Too many bad movies to suit me.

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