Whoa Baby, Yes Means Yes, Duh No Means No ?

Rating: 7/10 (3 January 2009)

To me, Jim Carrey has never been as funny as Drew Carey used to be on television. In this movie he is OK. The film starts a little slowly as Jim is Mr. No. Then he meets a friend of his who talks him into going to a yes lecture. There he gets worked over almost literally by Terrence Stamp.
After the life change, he tries yes and at first it does not go well. Then his luck changes when he meets a short brunette with a scooter. This is where the film starts to improve. It is a simplistic plot but when you compare putting away your brain on this to enjoy a good laugh versus the Cruise Fiction & Non-Fiction Valkerie, this film looks like a work of art.
The film has a good supporting cast and from what I have looked at of other reviews, a lot of folks didn't see the end of the movie. The film has a strong classic ending which makes you laugh or smile when the credits role. I will not spoil the ending, but if you do not see it, you might feel ripped off.
There is a hidden deeper sense of fate in the film. Once he changes from no to yes, every time he says no, fate seems to punish him. While the humor is a little off the wall, the encounter with the shelves and the elderly lady neighbor has a great comedic touch that has nothing to do with Carey. It has everything to do with the meaning of her false teeth in the glass.
While not an absolutely great film, it is better than mediocre and there were lots of films in 2008 which were.