Yes Man

Jim Carry, bummed out by his recent divorce has now become somewhat of a recluse. He figures if he doesn’t have to see anyone, then he won’t get hurt.   A chance meeting with an aquaintence allows him to find out about the YES seminar (run by Terence Stamp).  The point of the seminar? To say Yes.  Carrey is singled out by Stamp and makes  a promise to say Yes to everything for a year.  Hilarity ensues.

Some people are saying this is a return to form for Carry, but I’m asking, did he every lose his form?  Granted, his last “comedy” Fun with Dick and Jane, was average at best but it still made a lot of bank and had some chuckles.  He’ll never get another Ace Ventura, or Dumb and Dumber.  They are films of the 90’s and that sort of humour is now gone.  (Don’t get me started on The Mask. I hated that film.  The only good thing about it was it was my introduction to Ms Cameron Diaz).

So, Yes Man has a lot of laughs.  Not as good as his last “typical Carry” flick, Bruce Almighty but still good.  Will I buy it on dvd?  Very likely.  The last half hour of the film dips a bit when the humour dries out but myself and all my pals who saw it with me knew that was going to happen.

Overall, interesting plot point, Carry is funny, the film is chuckleworthy.  Worth checking out. (I’m sorry, I didn’t find the New Zealand guy as funny as everyone else did. )