Movie Review: Yes Man

A Jim Carrey movie. Now thats an exciting prospect for me. The reason for it is because for me Jim Carrey have always been an excellent comedian. His movies like The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Liar Liar, Ace Ventura etc. etc. have left a positive impact on me. Jim Carrey recently has been unable to find his place at box office because his recent movies have failed, the last notable one being "Fun With Dick And Jane". I didn't watched that movie but i have heard that it was awful.

Back to "Yes Man". The story revolves around a man who always says "No" and has isolated himself from the rest of the world including his best friend. He just stays at his home, watch movies, goes to office and comes back. A purely routine lifestyle. His life changes for good when he attends a self-help session in which it is advised to say "Yes" at every possible opportunity. Jim Carrey follows the "Yes" philosophy and here starts the real fun. The story is very similar to "Liar Liar" but is different in its own way. The best thing about this movie for me was that i could relate to the protagonist in a unique way as i also live a very routine lifestyle and to pass my time on weekends i like watching movies. The "Yes" philosophy is very powerful if we look at it carefully. If we start saying "Yes" to everything, only if we want to, our life would change for good. The concept is really nice and the implementation in the movie is also not bad at all. The power of saying "Yes" is shown effectively by some strange situations that Jim Carrey lands up in.

About the screenplay and direction, it is poor in some sections. The movie loses its pace for few minutes in the middle but overall its a nicely paced movie. Performances from the entire cast is good. Jim Carrey is excellent without going overboard. The actress Zooey Deschanel looks cute and gives a credible performance. The only problem was that the age difference between her and Carrey was too apparent to ignore.

Some logical problems remain in the script but the excellent performance from Jim Carrey covers the flaws to a very large extent. In this movie Carrey demonstrates that he can still pull the audience to the theater solely on his "Star Power", the movie entirely belongs to him. Watch this movie for Jim Carrey and the idea of "Yes" philosophy.

After watching it do try to implement the "Yes" philosophy in your life. Its a very powerful concept, and who knows it may bring about a positive change in your life.