Starring – Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel
Director – Peyton Reed
Domestic Gross – $95,840,000
Running Time – 104 minutes
About two years ago a read a book by a Brit named Danny Wallace called “Yes Man”. Danny was single, late 20s, employed and completely stuck in a rut. He would make up excuses not to hang out with his friends. Not because he didn’t like them, but because it was too much trouble to go out and he didn’t see the point in all of it. Then one day he was sitting on a bus stuck in traffic and started rambling to an old man about his current situation. The old man looked at him and replied “You should say yes more.” That was it. Somehow Danny turned this in to a covenant with himself to say yes to everything. What ensued was funny and endearing. I can tell you all of this because none of this is in the movie “Yes Man”. Instead they took the most basic skeleton from the movie and created a Jim Carrey vehicle. Having said all that I liked it. I enjoy Jim Carrey and really adore Zooey Deschanel. I was just hoping it would be more based on the book then a skewed homage to it. There were some particularly funny parts mostly involving Carrey’s boss, neighbor and imprompt roommate (played by Danny Masterson). It’s worth a rental, but I’m glad I skipped it in theaters. Instead use the time to start reading the book.
I’m Mike D and I approve this message.
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