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Yes Man (2008)

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Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper

A man signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything... and anything. At first, unleashing the power of "yes" transforms his life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Release Date: Dec 19, 2008
DVD Release Date: Apr 07, 2009

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21 hours ago
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1 day ago
Kind of like a spiritual sequel to Carrey's old school hit Liar Liar. It's a gag film where he has to say yes to absolutely every opportunity presented in front of him. The concept alone is worth watching and the movie goes to some places I didn't re... (read more)
1 day ago
THE YES MEN WAS VERY FUNNY AND JIM CARREY WAS VERY FUNNY IN THIS MOVIE. IT HAD ROMAIC AND COMEDY AND JIM CARREY REALLY PULL IT OFF IN THIS MOVIE.
1 day ago
Det er langt mellom komediene som får meg til å gapskratte skikkelig, men "Yes Man" må jeg si er den artigste filmen jeg har sett på en del år. Opplegget er enkelt, Jim Carreys karakter - en grinebiter som lurer seg unna det meste med mange gode... (read more)
1 day ago
What if you just said 'yes' to everything? Really. Try it. This cheerful and surprisingly deep comedy made me at least think about it. Jim Carrey will always be Jim Carrey, so you already know if you're going to hate his performance. I loved the film... (read more)

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333 days ago
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
Yes Man founders on a weak script and the rock of Carrey's alarmingly subdued shtick. What has happened to the man who used to combine the verbal surrealism of James Joyce with the body movements of St Vitus?
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341 days ago
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Reed takes on a fun, but not exactly brilliant screenplay and turns in a comedy funny enough to while away a couple of pleasant hours this holiday season.
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348 days ago
Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat
There is nothing new or ambitious about Yes Man. It is intended to be a textbook Jim Carrey silly comedy, and honestly, that's just fine by me.
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350 days ago
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
There are flat performances in the film, false situations and bad lines, but the laughs are there and the message about personal transformation is timeless.
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350 days ago
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Not far from that of Liar Liar, one of Mr. Carrey's biggest hits of the mid-'90s...That film was a philosophical tour de force compared with this one.
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