Yes Man
April 16th, 2009 | 
Yes Man Review
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April 7th, 2009
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Jim Carrey is back! Carrey is back in old school comedic form that reminded me of the great comedian that Carrey is. Not since Bruce Almighty has Carrey looked this funny. With that said, while watching Yes Man, I noticed that at times I felt I was watching Steve Carell. Their comedic delivery is quite similar in roles like this. In all Yes Man delivered great comedy when it needed to and had you feeling sorry for Carrey’s character as well.
In Yes Man, we follow the story of a guy names Carl Allen (Carrey). Carl was down on his luck, his wife divorced him and he wasn’t a very fun guy to be around. His best friend Peter (Bradley Cooper) was at a point in his life which was a complete opposite of Carl. Peter was happy, getting married and to top it off asks Carl to be his best man at his wedding. Not to give too much of the story away, Carl gets pushed to join a (for lack of a better term) brain washing seminar, which he learns the power of saying yes. Actually he is told he can never say no. With this topic the movie becomes very funny as you can imagine. Due to the fact he can’t say no, he ends up meeting and falling in love with Allison (Zooey Deschanel).
The cast of Yes Man was made up of primarily lesser known actors that did a great job. Noteable cast members were; Zooey Deschanel … Allison – better known for her role in The Happening. Bradley Cooper … Peter – better known for his role in The Wedding Crashers. Rhys Darby … Norman – his first credited movie role.
Overall, I recommend Yes Man for anyone who likes traditional Jim Carrey comedy. – Marc Cohen
