Yes Man

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Yes Man is the new comedy from star Jim Carrey. It is based on a book by Danny Wallace with the same title as the film. The other day me and my boyfriend decided to go watch a film in our local cinema and decided to watch it. I had seen adverts on the TV about it and it looked really good. After getting the usual mix of sweet and salt popcorn and large Pepsi we made our way to the screen. Yes Man was shown in one of the smallest ...
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Yes Man is about Carl Allen ( Jim Carrey) who has quite a lot of bad luck in life because he ignores people and says no to doing a lot for others. His friends are fed up of him; he has lost his girlfriend and is stuck in a dead end job. Carl is shown the light of opportunity when a friend of his talks him into doing a challenge of saying Yes to everything for a year. It starts to show that saying Yes pays off as his life starts ... more

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Yes Man is the new comedy from star Jim Carrey. It is based on a book by Danny Wallace with the same title as the film. The other day me and my boyfriend decided to go watch a film in our local cinema and decided to watch it. I had seen adverts on the TV about it and it looked really good. After getting the usual mix of sweet and salt popcorn and large Pepsi we made our way to the screen. Yes Man was shown in one of the smallest screens as it was an advanced viewing as the film does not release until Boxing Day on the bigger screens. There were many people of all ages who went to se the film and enjoyed it. Older couples, childrena dn their parents and young adults so it does appeal to a wide audience. As being a fan of Jim Carrey I was anxious to see this and see what the film had that were as good as his other films. Adverts on the T.V have said if you liked Liar Liar you would love this so I was hopefully that I would be satisfied.

~ A Little Info ~

Director- Peyton Reed

Peyton Reed is a well known respected Director and has done many successful films. He has directed several comedy hits such as- The Break Up (2006), Down With Love (2003) and Bring It On (2000).

Writers- Nicholas Stoller and Jarrad Paul
Producers- Jim Carrey, David Heyman and Richard D Zanuck
Edited- Craig Alpert
Release date- December 26th 2008
Running Time- 104 Mins
Distributed- Warner Bros
Certificate- 12A

~ Plot ~

Yes Man is about Carl Allen ( Jim Carrey) who has quite a lot of bad luck in life because he ignores people and says no to doing a lot for others. His friends are fed up of him; he has lost his girlfriend and is stuck in a dead end job. Carl is shown the light of opportunity when a friend of his talks him into doing a challenge of saying Yes to everything for a year. It starts to show that saying Yes pays off as his life starts to get a lot better like the meeting of a strange, beautiful women named Allison. Saying Yes to everything though is not really the way he thought it was going to be and things turn on him including many comedy situations.

~ Cast ~

Jim Carrey- Carl Allen

Carl is a lonely bored man. Stuck in a dull job, breaking up with his girlfriend Stephanie and loosing most of his friends time for him. He doesn't do a lot for anyone and sits at home hiding away from the rest of the world. Carl changes though when he starts this Yes challenge he becomes fun, unpredictable and exciting.

Jim Carrey plays this role very well. The character Carl feels to me that he was made around the actor as he just naturally plays this so well .He uses his same humour, emotions and faces throughout. The Canadian actor Carrey has a well respected reputation for appearing in comedies and even though some may say that's the genre of film he always seems to do, each and every one is different. Carrey brings comedy to a new level in this film.

Zooey Deschanel- Allison

Allison is a very unique character which I liked a lot. She seems to live life to the full and is always doing something pretty wacky. She paints, sings and does photography while jogging. Even though she does not seem to have a lot of family or friends around her she seems pretty happy with life and has an influence on others to fulfil each day with new and exciting events.

I have to say I didn't recognise the name Zooey Deschanel when I saw her name on the staring list but I defiantly recognised who she was and that she has been in many films. The sister of actress Emily Deschanel, Zooey was born into the showbiz family and has not had a bad career. Some films and TV shows she has starred in are- The Happening (2008), The Simpsons- One episode as voice for Mary (2008), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Failure to Launch (2006) and Almost famous (2000).

Bradley Cooper- Peter

Peter is a Happy man who has a decent paid job and a great aspect on life. He has just got engaged to the love of his love and had a future in the business he is in. Although he is happy with life he is concerned and disappointed in best friend Carl who constantly lets him down and is never there for him. Carl ignores his calls and won't go out with the lads.

Bradley Cooper is a successful American actor who has had his share of great films of all genres. He is another actor that I recognised straight away without knowing what his name was. Some great films and T.V shows he appeared in are- Nip Tuck (2007), Alias (2001-2007), Failure To Launch (2006), Wedding Crashers (2005), My Little Eye (2002) and Sex and the City (1999).

Other cast members

John Michael Higgins- Nick
Rhys Darby- Norman
Danny Masterson- Rooney
Molly Sims- Stephanie
Sasha Alexander- Lucy
Terence Stamp- Terrence Bundley

~ Opinions ~

Yes Man produced by actor Jim Carrey is a successful comedy classic.
It has all the right values of a comedy film and I think will join the collection of Jim Carrey's great films. I think the film had just enough length to it as it wasn't too long and it didn't cut off either. There are some interesting scenes which grabbed my attention and then some which didn't need your whole attention for. I liked the film because its one of those films that you don't really have to think a lot about. You can just stick it on and listen to in the background or what I think it is good for- putting it on one of those nights you want to unwind and not have to think too hard about the action and events in the films. It is a very easy flowing film. The scenes flow into each other and it is not very fast paced so you wouldn't miss much if you went for one of those annoying toilet breaks in the cinema. Having the film based on a book by a British author was nice and even though it is set and is very Americanised having the British influence was nice to see in an American hit.

I was quite impressed when I read more about this film. Jim Carrey has done a lot of work into this film and the budget was not very high. He did not get paid directly for his role in the film but has been paid depending on the box office performances this week. I found this very interesting and I think makes you feel that if this much hard work has gone into a film it deserves a good feedback. Many features in the film were actually done by Carrey himself such as stunts like the bungee jumping off a bridge and speaking Korean. He put a lot of research and time into this film and I think it does help make it successful. However saying this as Carrey wanted to do a lot of the stunts and preparation himself he did hurt himself badly while shooting a scene in the bar and ended up breaking 3 of his ribs, which is a price to pay trying to do it all yourself to save on costs.

Even though I thought the film was very funny and well done, I wasn't overly impressed with it. Some scenes drag on abit longer than necessary and it didn't stand out as being one of his best films. It's a great film but I wouldn't rush out if you can wait for the DVD to come out. As I am a fan of Jim Carrey I like his style and comedy so it did make me laugh quite a lot but some may not see how it is any different from some of his previous films. The film got mixed reviews within the last few weeks and received a rotten tomato rating of 77%. Some say the plot is too much like Liar Liar which I think is quite true. Even though you've got different situation and characters you have got the same sort of idea of only being able to say something specific. It is a good film and it did make me laugh a lot but I see it as more of a love story comedy such as films like Love Actually. It does have many good points to it though. The scenery in some of the scenes were amazing. The sights of America put at its best and it does create the right atmosphere. Some of the romantic scenes between Carl and Allison are very well filmed using the LA landmarks and sights.

The film has some good morals about life though. It shows that you should put yourself out there more and live life but saying yes to everything can get you into as much trouble as saying no to everything. It suggests that if you find the right balance it can create a more fulfilling life.

~ Extras ~

- Filming Locations- California USA, Memorial Stadium Nebraska,
- Carrey learnt the basics of Korean for the scene with the attempted suicide.
- Jim Carrey did almost all of the stunts himself including the bridge bungee jump and the trips in the bar which cost him the 3 broken ribs.

~ Recommend ~

Even though it is similar to many of his other films, I would still recommend you watch it. It is a film worth watching and it did make me laugh all the way through. It is not a fantastic film that I would rush out to go and see but if you get a chance or get the DVD when it is released I would say you will enjoy it.
The film has a certificate of 12A which is suitable as it does not contain any violence but has reference to swear words and abit of sexual assumptions.
Yes Man is a funny light hearted film which is ideal for a night of un winding and something to take your mind of all this Christmas stress with a few giggles.
Website- http://wwws.warnerbros.co.uk/yesman/ - the website does not have anything on it as I think they are waiting for the release date to run the website properly, I know not very helpful.

* Thanks for reading * Blackmagicstar4 * Dec 2008 * - published on Ciao and Dooyoo under the same name. 

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