Yes Man

MacGuffin · July 23, 2008, 04:01:32 PM

Trailer here.

Release Date: December 19th, 2008 (wide)

Starring: Jim Carrey, Bradley Cooper, Zooey Deschanel, Sasha Alexander, Karen Bankhead

Directed by: Peyton Reed (The Break-Up)

Premise: A man signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything... and anything. At first, unleashing the power of "yes" transforms his life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks.

Kal · January 04, 2009, 10:07:20 PM

So I had to take my little cousins to the movies and they wanted to see this. I was bummed considered that Revolutionary Road just opened here and a few others I still want to see, but anyways. I hadn't laugh so much with a Jim Carrey movie since, ever! This is really funny and considering the stupidity of the idea itself its very well done. For anyone who loves stupid comedies, you should go.

SiliasRuby · January 04, 2009, 10:38:38 PM

Well, count me in.

picolas · January 04, 2009, 11:39:42 PM

why is jim carrey getting so desperate? in interviews too. he has absolutely nothing to prove.. not to me at least.

MacGuffin · April 16, 2009, 03:18:31 PM

Not bad, it won me over, though the ending felt way too quickly sewn-up-with-a-bow. Not as "stupid" as the ads or kal have you believe. I think the main reason to see it is for Zooey. She is just so fetching, and gives the film a heart, even when she's singing awesomely bad performance art break-up songs.

picolas · April 16, 2009, 09:21:20 PM

the writing was actually much better than i thought it would be. but it was put together in perhaps the safest, most conventional way possible. there is nothing surprising or interesting in the direction. this coulda been classic carrey. instead it's one of his better not great movies.

Kal · April 17, 2009, 12:38:24 AM

I was re-watching some parts the other day on the plane and realized how much fun this is. I still think many things about it are stupid, but damn Zooey Deschanel is amazing and the part when she is singing is my favorite in the movie.

MacGuffin · April 17, 2009, 12:41:11 AM

Quote from: kal on April 17, 2009, 12:38:24 AMZooey Deschanel is amazing and the part when she is singing is my favorite in the movie.

I want that band to exist. I love those songs. So glad they were included on the extras.

SiliasRuby · April 21, 2009, 08:53:24 PM

Zooey is a part of a band that played at coachella....she was awesome when I saw her.