Average movie? ... YES MAN! YES MAN!

Rating: 6/10 (26 March 2009)

Carrey is Carl Allen, a man, who says 'no' to everything after breaking up with his gf (or fiancée? I can't remember). He stumbles upon a growing group of peoplee, who live their lives by not saying YES to EVERYTHING. Carl decides to become a Yes! man.
Carrey has consistently made me laugh over the years, but I'm sorry to say, through the whole movie he just looked bored. He just gave off the vibe that he'd rather be somewhere else. While Carrey and many of the scenes are still funny, a lot of the fun is drained out as you realise the script simply exists to throw up as many random slapstick moments as possible without really exploring the idea of a man, who is not allowed to say 'no.' Or, for that matter, an entire wave of people who can't say 'no.' I found myself squirming in my seat before things got even more stale in the final third. On one hand the complications were welcome because the movie had just been going for so long without looking at the consequences of Carl's actions. On the other, it's the same stale, formulaic complications, lines and realisations we knew this movie had to have but were praying for something fresher.