Carrey and Deschanel = A Working Combination

Rating: 7/10 (4 May 2009)

I didn't have high hopes for this film. I thought it would be entertaining Sunday movie. As a matter of fact it was much better than I originally thought.
Carl's (Jim Carrey) life is going badly. The man has been stuck on working in a bank for five years without a promotion. He is lazy, he would prefer to be alone and watch a movie than to go out with his friends. And all because his wife Stephanie (Molly Sims) divorced him three years earlier. Carl's life changes suddenly when he gets a opportunity to become a Yes-Man. First Carl is very skeptic about this but magically saying "yes" starts to work. Carl meets different kind of girl Allison (wonderful Zooey Deschanel) who is not afraid to enjoy her life...
"Yes Man" offers a couple of new jokes that makes you laugh out loud. The new comedies of Jim Carrey have lately been just shadows from his pasts funny flicks like Dumb and dumber, The Mask etc. It was great that the film makers had a gut to cast a different kind of comedienne as opposite of Carrey in this film. Deschanel is great and little eccentric. For that reason she was a brilliant choice to play Allison. Also Carl's boss played by Rhys Darby is hilarious. The plot is somewhat predictable which is a little minus. In summary "Yes Man" is enjoyable and funny comedy.