So we only
have to wait twenty minutes or so before the overly negative sad sack
version of Jim Carrey is replaced with the more traditional "go nuts,
act zany, and give off the impression of someone with a little too much
fuel in the tank" Carrey that we have come to know and love.
Well, hopefully you have come to see that version of him, because if you haven't there isn't a whole lot else going on here.
There is no denying that Yes Man is at times both fairly shallow and story-wise an almost slap-dash film, barely hiding the fact it's a near direct photocopy of Carrey's last decent comedy Liar Liar.
Carrey
plays Carl, a negative pain in the arse who gets dragged along to a
"YES!" seminar where the guy running the show (Malcolm McDowell) forces
him into agreeing to say "Yes" to every opportunity that comes his way.
Cue plenty of increasingly zany antics (clearly they cut out
the scene where he agrees to also act like a hyperactive loon)
tempered by a healthy dose of love as he meets the free spirited Alison
(Zooey Deschanel).
And it is all going pretty well for Carl until the inevitable third act twist...
The
negative side of saying "Yes" to everything is touched upon, but only
barely.
While there is a paper thin idea of a "covenant" to keep Carl
saying "Yes" through fear of dire consequences if he breaks it to keep
things even flimsier - but no one cares about any of this stuff
really.
The whole point of this film is to let Carrey do his thing and he does it well.
Meanwhile his bank job boss Rhys Darby (from Flight of the Conchords)
is a kak and Deschanel makes for a perfect romantic counterbalance even
if it does look like there is at least a twenty year age gap between
them.
You know what to expect from Carrey by now: if that is what you want, this does a rock solid job of filling your order. DVD EXTRAS
As is the case with any Jim Carrey DVD, you can pretty much expect a
good amount of "showing off for the Behind The Scenes" camera crew
antics.
Thing is, by this stage of Carrey's career - it starts
to look a little bit forced - and is not so much charming as it is
tiring having to watch an old man perform like a five year old when he
clearly would rather be sleeping or reading a book.
But kudos must go to Jimbo for actually going through with one of the films major stunts... which you can see by clicking here.
Fun, if not completley disposable.
Conclusion:
Movie 70% Extras: 65%
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