Advantages: It ends eventually Disadvantages: The crude scenes, swearing
I've just had the misfortune of watching YesMan, and you can probably guess that I was really disappointed.
Synopsis
Carl is a bank clerk in charge of approving or denying loans most of which he denies. After separating from his wife, he has withdrawn into his shell and no longer enjoys the company of his friends. In short he's turned into a grumpy old man, that is until he runs into an old friend whilst he's eating his lunch. His friends tells him of a seminar that's coming up in a few days, which gas changed his life for the better.
The concept is simple, you can improve your life by saying 'yes'. And that's what Carl decides to do, but it's not as easy as it sounds, there are somethings you just want to say no to, the trouble is bad things happen when Carl says no.
Cast
Jim Carrey as Carl Allen
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Fiver29 15.11.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Yes Man
Advantages: Quirky, endearing performances. Restrained Carrey Disadvantages: Random gross-out moments are misplaced.
Carl is a man who doesn't say "yes" to much. As a result he has managed to be rejected for promotion and has become isolated from friends as he lets them down time after time. Endless DVD nights on his own are commonplace and his life becomes more tragic by the minute. However, a chance meeting with an old friend may well change all that as Carl is about to become the man who likes to say yes!
"YesMan" is massively different from what I was expecting. The concept is almost a verbatim copy of Jim Carrey's previous film "Liar Liar" and I was expecting more of the same. However, refreshingly this is a more subtle affair from that rubber-faced slapstick comedy. A gentile romantic-comedy, "YesMan" contains a surprisingly subdued Carrey and is better for it. Carl's self-loathing and pity is clear from the outset and this makes him ...
Shortsharpshock 15.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Yes Man
Advantages: witty, inspirational, amusing Disadvantages: annoying use of italics
YesMan by Danny Wallace is the book on which the recent Jim Carey film was (very) loosely based. I'll be honest, I watched the film first and I had a mild inclination to then read the book. I was intrigued by the philosophy to the point where I contemplated trying it out for a week (saying "Yes" to anything and everything), if I was less lazy and more confident I would have. Perhaps I still will. When I noticed a friend at work was reading the book I asked if I could borrow it. He's a very slow reader, so I had to wait as the weeks ticked by, but finally he leant it to me a week or so ago. It's taken priority over my other books so I can return it to him quickly. It's easy reading, there was no need for me to worry.
The first thing to say is the book is very different to the film. As is usually the case with book to film transfers I ...
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