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Yes Man! – Review

December 28, 2008 By Craig Layne 13 Comments

Yes Man

YES, YES, YES! Finally Jim Carrey has produced another film that isn’t total crap (The Number 23). Sure, Yes Man has it’s flaws, but overall it was a good film.

First off, let’s get to the flaws. My biggest gripe has to be Zooey Deschanel. I really think they could have casted the role of the love interest a bit better. I am going to leave it at that. My second gripe is the fact that I really felt that some more extreme humor could have come from saying yes to everything. Yeah, a few things that Carrey says yes to places him in some hillarious circumastances (like buying a Persian wife), but I really feel like they could have pushed it a bit further. Perhaps it was the creators trying to keep with the PG-13 rating.

Now that I have gotten that out of the way lets move on to the positives. This is Carrey’s first decent film in 3 years (Fun with Dick and Jane). The Number 23 nearly ruined Jim Carrey for me. I was honestly on the edge about even watching Yes Man but I am very glad I did. Yes Man has a very slow start but after the first ten-fifteen minutes pass it is all uphill! Basically as soon as he agrees to start saying yes, the film becomes an excellent comedy. Yes Man‘s  comedy and humor reminded me a lot of Bruce Almighty, but with way better jokes.

The story was very original, which is hard to find in films these days. I know, someone is probably going to chime in and say that it is ripped off of another film, but I felt the story was very original.

So what is the final verdict? Give Yes Man a chance! I really think you will be glad you did.

Hopefully we will see more films like this from Carrey. I have always liked Jim Carrey, but there were just some films he wasn’t meant for. I am very excited for I Love You Phillip morris which is set to release in 09′, but I am worried that he will fall back into a slump with his part in A Christmas Carol (in 3-D).

What do you guys think? Have you seen Yes Man? Did you like it? What do you think of his future releases?

Filed Under: Comedy Tagged With: Jim Carrey

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Craig is one of the original founders of The Movie Guys and is the host of the Intermission Podcast. He has an unhealthy obsession with watching movies and discussing his opinion. See more articles by Craig Layne

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