Review of Yes Man (2008) by Mad M — 17 Jul 2012
Yes man basically feels like it was put together by committee with little thought put into it. A very run-of-the-mill effort. The one joke premise leads to a mediocre execution.The premise was bad from the start. A man who can't say no but it is too much like the lawyer who can't lie. Sorry, but there is no other way of putting it but you are basically being suckered into seeing Liar, Liar once again but unlike that hilarious film most of the jokes just aren't funny.
The supporting characters are left with nothing to do except being mildly obnoxious (check out the old lady). Danny Masterson looks particularly out of place and Brad Cooper, who was remarkable in The Wedding Crashers, is given nothing to do. Terence Stamp must have received some kind of medal for taking every job that is available, although he was kind of funny in Get Smart. He hasn't done anything very memorable since The Hit.
So what it boils down to is how well does Carrey do his thing. Well, he doesn't slam his head with a toilet seat but there is a funny little sequence where he and his boss are one-upping each other with weird gestures and a particularly nasty sequence involving Carrey's face and some tape. But these moments are few and far between.
This review of Yes Man (2008) was written by Mad M on 17 Jul 2012.
Yes Man has generally received positive reviews.
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