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      Yes Man

      PG-13 Released Dec 19, 2008 1 hr. 44 min. Comedy List
      46% 156 Reviews Tomatometer 66% 250,000+ Ratings Audience Score Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is stuck in a rut with his negative ways. Then he goes to a self-help seminar and learns to unleash the power of yes. Living in the affirmative leads him to all sorts of amazing and transforming experiences; he gets a job promotion, and even finds a new romance. But Carl finds that too much of anything, even positive thinking, is not necessarily a good thing. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 02 Buy Now

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      Jim Carrey's comic convulsions are the only bright spots in this otherwise dim and predictable comedy.

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      Jeff M On the roller coaster ride of Jim Carrey's career, when it comes to his "wacky" comedies, I'm afraid this one falls closer to the cinematic atrocities that are the ACE VENTURA movies than the comic highlights of DUMB AND DUMBER or LIAR LIAR. Although Carrey excels here in a couple laugh out loud funny physical bits, overall I felt a strain to his performance, like he was almost trying too hard to be funny (and for Carrey, that's saying a lot). And I didn't feel a lot of joy from him here - I got a definite "time to make the donuts" vibe. The biggest problem with the whole movie is that the central conceit just isn't all that funny and quickly becomes monotonous. Movies like GROUNDHOG DAY have proven that repetition does not necessarily equate with monotony, but the script here is not good enough to sustain interest. I've never quite caught on to the charms of Deschanel - I admittedly am not familiar with most of her stuff - but she and Carrey are kind of a dud as a couple, and I didn't feel any connection or chemistry between them. It's interesting to see Cooper only a few years away from taking the movie world by storm, but it's a nothing role. The whole thing feels like a movie Adam Sandler would have rejected. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Matt M Great, fun movie with lots of LOL moments. Jim Carrey is excellent. If you're a Carrey, fan you will love this. Lifts the spirits! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/29/23 Full Review Ashley H I didn't get the hype. It's a No for me. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Finally, this is where Jim Carrey belongs! Another one of my favorite films of 2008 Here he plays a man named Carl who sadly just got out of a relationship so he's lost his zest for life based on the memoir by British author Danny Wallace He also works at a dead end job and doesn't hang with his friends Then one day he's asked by someone to attend a seminar with the philosophy of the word yes Now Carl has to say yes to every opportunity that presents itself no matter how unusual it is, who knows it might lead to potential happiness and unexpected results Most notably he strikes up a romance with photographer Alison He also realizes saying no just leads to bad stuff I was definitely laughing at so many of the jokes, Carrey is back to his comedy roots, and I really like the romance angle with Zooey Deschanel The music is really stellar with several songs by Eels as well as Deschanel herself and much of the supporting cast works so splendidly from Bradley Cooper to John Michael Higgins to Sasha Alexander to Terence Stamp Although one does have to wonder at some point you can say no if you want to to certain things, you don't have to say yes unless you really want to, whether you say yes or no certain things can happen good or bad, we don't change our lives around we end up alone, the worlds a giant playground somewhere along the way everyone forgets, sooner or later we have to stop making excuses avoiding life No doubt the film is predictable and we’ve seen stuff like this before but Carrey is full committed to the material making these characters very endearing It’s far better than the self-serious stuff that wasn’t working with him before and Peyton Reed makes this such a lovable comedy making a good excuse to let go of life’s woes and laugh Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/20/23 Full Review Eduardo C Graciosa y en latino no me esperaba la voz de Eugenio Derbez jaja Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review Larry K Jim Carrey is one of the best actors ever Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express [Jim Carrey] connects with you, off and on, to make you laugh. Only thing is, Carrey's face-pulling, eye rolling antics have been served up once too often to for us to be enamoured anew. Apr 29, 2019 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B- Apr 21, 2012 Full Review Nigel Floyd Time Out Rated: 3/5 Dec 23, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Inspirational as the themes may be, it’s still a formulaic Jim Carrey comedy the likes of which we’ve seen before, and will no doubt see again. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 5, 2024 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Carrey plays his humor closer to the bone and the result is funnier, more heartfelt and more believable. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 27, 2020 Full Review Sergio Benítez Espinof 'Yes Man' is also an ineffective sample of the limitations of Peyton Reed as a filmmaker. [Full Review in Spanish] May 8, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is stuck in a rut with his negative ways. Then he goes to a self-help seminar and learns to unleash the power of yes. Living in the affirmative leads him to all sorts of amazing and transforming experiences; he gets a job promotion, and even finds a new romance. But Carl finds that too much of anything, even positive thinking, is not necessarily a good thing.
      Director
      Peyton Reed
      Executive Producer
      Marty P. Ewing, Bruce Berman, Dana Goldberg
      Screenwriter
      Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel
      Distributor
      Warner Bros.
      Production Co
      Heyday Films, Zanuck Company
      Rating
      PG-13 (Crude Sexual Humor|Brief Nudity|Language)
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 19, 2008, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 2, 2010
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $97.7M
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