Plot: A recently divorced man joins a self-help group
that has their members say yes to everything that comes their way.
Review: Yes Man
quite frankly was not funny, despite it being a comedy. Almost all of the jokes
fell flat. It was disconcerting given that it starred Jim Carrey, one of the
biggest comedy stars of the last 2 decades. His character was uninteresting and
kind of a jerk, I didn’t want to root for him at all. The movie even had Zooey
Deschanel, Bradley Cooper and Danny Masterson (That 70’s Show) but none of them
provided anything that made me chuckle either. There was only one character I
enjoyed; Jim Carrey’s boss Norm played by Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords).
He was funny, silly, he threw great themed parties and was a character you wanted
to be around. I wish the movie had been about him instead.
The
premise of the movie did not work either. The group that Carrey joined preached
that in order to be happy in life you had to say “yes” to everything or else
the universe would hate you. If someone told Carey to give them his life-savings…
Commit a crime… There were scenes in the movie where people abused Carrey’s new
lifestyle, but it was just for simple things like making him buy them beers. In
real life, if a terrible person found out about this group, they would take their
members for everything they’ve got.
I
might be harsh on this movie but that’s because if a comedy is not funny, then
what has it achieved? This movie just passed the time without any emotional
highs or lows. Just one long, drawn out meh.
Score: 3/10
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