t’s been awhile since we have seen Jim Carrey on the big screen, (His voice can be heard in Horton Hears a Who) and he is back to his comedy roots. Carrey plays a banker who says no to everything and after his friend convinces him to go to a self help seminar he begins to say yes to everything, and I mean everything. Ultimately saying yes to even the most bizarre things starts to make his life better and makes the movie funny. Yes Man is silly but never stupid like some of Carrey’s other work. However Jim Carrey hit his comedy heyday quite some time ago. Yes Man is cliched and predictable and has the same basic plot as Liar Liar. (Although Yes Man is better). It just seems to familiar while watching the movie I felt I had seen this movie several times before. I’m a fan of Jim Carrey but he needs to break out of his typical role and give us something different. He was fantastic in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Truman Show and it proves he can act as well. Carrey will next be seen in the independent film I Love You Phillip Morris about a gay man (Carrey) who goes to prison and falls in love, and in A Christmas Carol. Yet another computer/live action movie from Robert Zemmeicks (Beowulf), Carrey will play Scrooge and all three ghosts. So if you want to get your Jim Carrey fix before you see him next christmas then Yes Man is for you. If you’re not a Jim Carrey fan and are just looking for a comedy to rent then Yes Man is a maybe. 3 out of 5
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