Had its moments but felt derivative.

Rating: 5/10 (19 June 2015)

Jim Carrey cemented his reputation as one of the biggest actors in the 1990's with a string of hit comedies. He briefly tried to go serious with dramedies The Truman Show (1998) and Man on the Moon (1999) with moderate success however he tried to branch off with the tearjerker The Majestic (2001) and the dark thriller The Number 23 (2007) however both were not successful. Jim Carrey returns to what he does best with Yes Man. Though Yes Man had some moments, I thought most of the movie reminded me a lot of Liar Liar (1997) in terms of the plot outline thus giving it a very derivative feel.
Jim Carrey plays a miserable bank loan officer named Carl Allen who frequently turns down loan applications from clients as well as avoiding his friends Pete (Bradley Cooper) and Rooney (Danny Masterson) whenever they try to invite him out. Carl has an increasingly negative outlook on life, particularly after divorcing his wife. After being roped into visiting a seminar led by inspirational guru Terrence Bundley (Terence Stamp), Carl starts to turn his life around by saying Yes instead of No to things in life. This also leads him to meet a young woman named Allison (Zooey Deschanel) who he also falls in love with.
We get to see the Jim Carrey of old in Yes Man however this movie is nothing new here. Depending on what mood you are in you may like it, but it just didn't feel the same.
5/10.