Movie Review - "Yes Man"
Last night I watched a movie I had not previously seen. It stars Jim Carrey as a man who is emotionally damaged from the ending of a short term marriage.
He has essentially shut himself off from society by simply ignoring friends and new experiences. This changes however, when he accidently runs into an old friend, who recommends that he attend the seminar of a motivational speaker.
The speaker challenges him by making a covenant that he says "Yes" to ALL things he encounters. Naturally, this often leads to not only funny uncomfortable situations, but even disasterous outcomes. However, he also discovers that this can lead to enjoyable adventures, the admiration of his boss & past wife and even a new romance. As he learns to become a bit more selective in using "yes", he re-discovers love 
and the joy of life itself.I give the movie 7 stars out of 10 and well worth the rental. It was not quite as good as two of Carrey's previous excellent efforts; "Liar Liar" and "Bruce Almighty", but I would certainly rank it third best of all his movies. I recommend it. Let me know what you think of it, after you've seen it.
Comments (7)
Prior to that he did stand-up comedy.
By the way...has anyone watched his other movie: The Truman Show? Quite amusing, weird, but really makes you think.
I have and I liked it!! It was a very unique movie, very different, that's why I liked it. Imagine, a man's life on TV from birth to adulthood, what a concept!!!
I recently posted a video of "Bruce Almighty" on my video list, which I watched the other night. I would say that's a slightly better movie, in my humble opinion.