Some time ago, Marcia and I watched “Yes Man” starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel.
Here is the description from IMDB, written by Claudio Carvalho (he does a great job of hitting the points without spoilers):
The banker Carl Allen is a lonely man with low self-esteem after his divorce with Stephanie, for whom he still yearns. He avoids his best friend Peter. He has a boring job, stalled in a bureaucratic position in the loan department of a bank; and he spends his spare time watching DVDs. When he meets by chance his former high school mate Nick, he is convinced to participate of a self-help program called “Yes Man” leaded by the guru Terrence Bundley. The basic principle of the program is to say “yes” to new situations, leaving the negativism aside. Carl misunderstands the concept and says “yes” to every question. While leaving the encounter, he helps a homeless man and in the end of the night he meets the gorgeous Allison that helps him with her scooter. His life completely changes with his new attitude.
Honestly, I missed the few opening minutes, but didn’t need it. Some of Carrey’s work I really like, and some of it I can do without. This was one of the films that I didn’t have much interest in seeing, but turned out to be rather entertaining. Though I will admit, any chance to see Zooey Deschanel won’t likely be turned down. It was nice to see Carrey do comedy without having to revert to the physical humor he has usually put forth. So it wasn’t all that bad.
So, that’s about all I have to say about it. Neither bowled me over nor made me want to stop watching. Good rental for those looking for something that doesn’t need a lot of brain power to watch.
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