Yes Man is about a guy in a rut (Jim Carrey) who is used to saying No to everything to insulate himself from life. After going to a motivational meeting he makes a covenant to say Yes to everything offered to him for one month. He meets a girl (Zooey Deschanel) and falls for her. If you saw Liar, Liar you realize the hilarity that ensues.I really had high hopes for Yes Man. This is one of those films where all the good stuff is in the trailer. Sorry to burst your bubble. Carrey is good with the physical stuff and is typical Carrey minus the talking Ace Ventura ass. The script fails the film. The whole idea of the covenant is ridiculous because he does everything! An elderly woman wants to give him oral sex and he says Yes. Someone should have asked him to murder the screenwriters. YES! The relationship between Carrey and Deschanel is ridiculous. Yes, I know it's hip in Hollywood for an older guy to hook up with a young girl but come on. There's 18 years there.
To be perfectly honest, the only reason I'm giving this thing two stars is Terrence Stamp (YES! General Zod) is in this. And he's in Zod mode. That's about it.
So if you want to see a dumbed down version of Liar, Liar go for it.
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