Yes Man: Movie Review
Rating: 6/10
Cast: Jim Carrey, Rhys Darby, Zooey Deschanel
Director: Peyton Reed
Yes.
A simple word - but one which is fraught with so many issues so often.
Jim Carrey stars in this film, one which takes the idea of UK author Danny
Wallace's much loved book grabs its
central premise and runs with it - albeit in a different direction.
Carrey is Carl Allen, a guy whose life is passing him by because he doesn't
want to socialize with friends (he rejects every call which is coming in with an
array of excuses); his marriage ended 6 months ago and since then Allen's spent
his time working in the bank (where he's always been as a loan (dis)approver)
and in Blockbuster renting films.
The flashpoint comes when Allen forgets his best friend Peter's engagement
party and he starts to realize he has to do something after they walk away from
him.
A chance meeting with a former schoolmate outside his bank, sees Carrey's
character encouraged to take a seminar hosted by Terrence Bundley, (played by
Terence Stamp) which pivots around the idea of saying Yes to everything which
comes his way.
Practically bullied into saying Yes, Carl Allen starts to open himself up to
more opportunities - and that's where the fun (and the problems) begins.
As a real fan of Danny Wallace's book, I had real misgivings about Carrey
(and his manic tendencies) stepping into this role.
But director Peyton Reed (The Break Up, Bring It On) has managed to do a good
job of reigning Carrey in and indulging him in only a few select scenes of
idiocy.
Granted there are moments when saying Yes leads to Carl Allen finding himself
in ludicrous situations (such as a sex scene with an elderly neighbour) but
there's always the emphasis that staying positive in life will bring good things
your way (such as when helping a homeless guy ends with Allen having a chance
meeting with Zooey Deschanel's character Allison)
And Rhys Darby manages some good laughs as Carl's boss - even if he does
appear to be channeling the same character as Murray the inept boss from Flight
of The Conchords.
The end result is that the film is a likeable beast.
It may suffer at times by veering away from Danny Wallace's original intentions (Carrey's
character is slow to adopt the Yes outlook); but with an occasionally sullen Jim
Carrey showing a bit more depth, Yes Man succeeds in being good value
entertainment.
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