Funny, charming and critically underrated

Rating: 8/10 (11 November 2010)

I thought this looked cute when I saw the ads, so when I saw it was on HBO I decided to have a look. I had no idea if it was supposed to be any good, I hadn't read any reviews (which I learned afterward were generally negative so I approached it blind. And I loved it.
This is a very funny, charming movie about a negative guy who tries to become a positive guy through the radical step of saying yes to everything. The results are arguably too good to be true, although I understand the true story this was based on turned out pretty good.
I like the message of positivity of this movie. For most of my life I was purposely pessimistic and cynical and had a mildly negative view of the world. A few years ago I decided to try the other side, and with determination and some books on positive thinking I managed to turn myself mildly positive, and my life genuinely improved, even though the cynic in me would have said it couldn't be that easy. So not only is this a very funny movie, but I think if it makes people think about the benefits of being more positive and adventurous in life then it is a movie with real world benefits.