The most even-keeled, pleasant and mainstream movie Jim Carrey has made in many a moon.
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Yes Man (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 131
Fresh: 56
Rotten:75
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Consensus: Jim Carrey's comic convulsions are the only bright spots in this otherwise dim and predictable comedy.
Theatrical Release: 2009
Box Office: $79,507,388
Synopsis: Jim Carrey returns to hilarious form with this romantic comedy in the same vein as the Carrey classic LIAR LIAR. After a few stints in more serious features like ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS... [More]
Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby
Director: Peyton Reed
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Reviews for Yes Man
Numbingly predictable and not as filled with action as the misleading poster suggests.
01/08/09
It’s charming enough with some nice comedy touches, but the initially intriguing premise is soon railroaded out of sight by its desire to conform to a tried-and-tested cinematic formula.
01/05/09
It’s a bland, high-concept comedy where the producers seem to have entered the spirit of the thing by saying yes to every random idea the writers came up with.
01/05/09
Sort of ho-hum stuff, but nice to see a cameo from Rhys Darby, from TV's Flight of the Conchords.
01/05/09
It’s that rare thing – an example of Hollywood getting hold of a good idea, working on it… and not screwing it up.
01/05/09
This dreadful comedy starts from a rotten premise and goes downhill with a series of unfunny sketches, crass product placements and roles that degrade those who have ill-advisedly taken them.
01/05/09
Yes Man is a terrific feelgood comedy, with Jim Carrey in brilliant form.
01/05/09
Yes Man founders on a weak script and the rock of Carrey’s alarmingly subdued shtick. What has happened to the man who used to combine the verbal surrealism of James Joyce with the body movements of St Vitus?
01/05/09
Yes Man is not the edgy hit it so longs to be. When you look into the eyes of Stamp and the rest, what you see is embarrassed amusement. They said yes — to a big fat paycheque — and laughed all the way to the bank.
01/05/09
Likeable comedy that's enlivened by a strong premise, a handful of laugh-out-loud moments and a superb supporting cast.
01/05/09
Don't expect much more out of this film than what you have seen in Liar, Liar.
01/04/09
t's easy to wish that Jim Carrey had declined the chance to appear in this film that celebrates saying "Yes" to life's possibilities.
01/03/09
May not deliver the huge laughs one may expect, but there are a fair amount of chuckles and a whole lot of surprisingly effective sweetness.
01/02/09
Terence Stamp's cantankerous self-help guru is a movie high point, a subtly comic performance of contrasts between what is practised and preached. And if the film's not always funny, it certainly works as romance.
01/02/09
A diverting vehicle that buzzes along with some real effervescence, though it's a shame Carrey's not reaching higher.
01/02/09
Carrey doesn't always attract comic material as smart as he is. Yes Man comes close. But no cigar.
01/02/09
The central theme of this rather over-egged comedy is strong enough to keep us interested. Although the film itself is far too corny
01/01/09
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