Yes Man (2008)

Posted : 3 months, 4 weeks ago at Jul 14 23:16

"The era of "yes" has begun." More than anything else, Yes Man is an opportunity for Jim Carrey to reclaim his bygone slapstick glory days following a fleeting, unsuccessful venture into drama (The Number 23) and a restrained period in animation (Horton Hears a Who!). Carrey harkens back to his usual tricks here, making us laugh the good old-fashioned way in this screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by satirical writer Danny Wallace (who makes a brief cameo in the film). The primary narrative of Yes Man - a man who decides to change his life by saying "yes" to everything - is more or less a retread of another successful Jim Carrey vehicle: Liar Liar. Unfortunately, too, every plot-related aspect of Yes Man - the construction of the story, the set-up, the pay-off, the conflict...Read more

Posted : 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Dec 28 17:23

''I do want to take guitar lessons. I do want to learn how to fly. Yes, I would like to learn Korean.'' A guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year. Jim Carrey: Carl Allen Let's first begin by saying, Jim Carrey is getting older, unsurprisingly Yes Man shows this little factor off all too well. As does the minute fact being, that Yes Man is another comedy vehicle for Jim Carrey,whom is renowned for doing. Whether it be Mask, Ace Ventura, Liar Liar, Carrey knows how to make us laugh and he knows how to do it well. So why does Yes Man feel to me to be another churned out comedy piece,lacking in originality and diversity? Why does Carrey do a film thats an emulated and tired out formula Comedy Caper? Let's assume he's going back to what he's good at, h...Read more

Rating : 6/10