Yes! Yes! Yes!

Yes Man was the second part of last Friday’s Movie Extravaganza, and it couldn’t have been more different than the first show in our program, the dismal Seven Pounds. For one, it was actually enjoyable!

Yes Man is Jim Carrey’s latest comedy, and I must confess I’m partial to the actor. Then again, I also love Will Smith, and look what he did to me, so I guess liking the star of a film doesn’t actually guarantee squat. However, Yes Man delivered the goods, and it was also because it was the opposite of Seven Pounds. While Smith’s movie is a departure of sorts of the type of movie he usually makes, Yes Man is Carrey’s return to the kind of movie that made him a star in the mid-nineties. The comedian goes back to what he does best, and he shines in this hilarious movie that made me laugh until I cried.
The plot, if Yes Man can be said to have one, is so simple it’s more of a concept than an actual plot: Carl, a very negative man, is somehow forced to say yes to every single request he gets in an attempt for him to embrace life instead of deny it. You would imagine that, with such a premise, a world of trouble is waiting for the guy. And you'd be absolutely right.

The female lead in this comedy is the super cute Zooey Deschanel, an actress I never get tired of looking at. Not only is she gorgeous, she is also very talented and proves to have great comedic timing in this movie. And she also sings! And looks adorable in that red and black coat she wears toward the end of the movie! And… Okay, I guess you get the idea.

So, while Yes Man’s script is no award-winning material, the laughs-per-minute ratio is high, and Jim Carrey’s joy at playing this character is impossible to miss. Therefore, if you’re tired of all the seriousness and heaviness and gloom of pretty much everything else showing at your local multiplex right now, do yourself a favor and say yes to this silly comedy. I am certainly happy I did!