Saturday, January 03, 2009

Yes Man

Carl (Jim Carrey) spends his life saying no to all questions and opportunities that come his way.  Despite his friends best efforts, Carl prefers to close himself off inside his apartment and watch movie rentals.  Carl's demeanor changes, however, after his old friend Nick (John Michael Higgins) drags him to a motivational group.  The leader of the group (Terrance Stamp) convinces Carl that he must say yes to every opportunity he runs across.  Reluctant at first, Carl soon passionately follows the advice of saying yes to everything after a chance encounter with the quirky Allison (Zooey Deschanel) on his first night with the yes program. Hilarious hijinks ensue.

Jim Carrey returns to comedy with a smash.  Yes Man is the funniest movie out this season.  The supporting cast is great and the predicaments Carl gets himself into outrageous and sometimes life-affirming.  This movie is one worth seeing.
Rated PG13     Run Time: 104 Minutes     Grade: A-

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