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List Price: $19.96 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 1279
Released: April 7, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 7-APR-2009
Media Type: DVD
Description of Yes Man (Single-Disc Edition):
Jim Carrey does wonders with a slight premise that finds his reserved, emotionally-distant character, Carl Allen, a banker who routinely turns down loan applications, accepting a challenge to open up to life by saying "yes" to everything. A man who constantly disappoints friends by weasling out of opportunities for bonding and happiness, Carl radically changes into a creature of complete spontaneity. By never saying no anymore, he gets into situations with unpredictable outcomes, such as driving a homeless stranger to a scary-looking park at night. But for the most part, whatever Carl says yes to becomes a road to worthwhile experiences, even receiving a promotion at work for approving hundreds of micro-loans against all policy. Zooey Deschanel, who often plays appealing kooks, is very good as Carl's girlfriend, a free spirit who takes to his positivity about everything--for awhile, anyway. Director Peyton Reed (Down with Love) makes the most out of the gimmicky comedy, as does Carrey, who does wonders with scenes that are often left open-ended just to see what the brilliant comic will do with them. --Tom Keogh
Yes Man (Single-Disc Edition) Reviews:
Yes Man 
2009-12-17 - It came before it was suppose to come. Thanks for sending it fast. :)
How about, if you give the homeless a ride and give him all your money, then the following will happen... 
2009-12-10 - If the following is funny and you like it, then you may like this movie:
** Warning: Movie Spoiler Ahead **
1) After attending a seminar, Carl (Jim Carrey) decided to try to say "YES" to everything anybody would say or ask of him, so a homeless person asked him to give him a ride to some where up in the mountain, and asked him for all his money, and Carl said "Yes", and due to this, his car didn't start and he walked down the mountain to get some gasoline and right there, he met a girl who kept on talking to him and gave him a ride, let him wear her motorbike helmet, and kissed him mouth to mouth after giving him the ride.
2) He somehow ran into this girl again, and they were to meet the next morning, but Carl's friend asked him to go drink energy drinks for an "all-nighter", so Carl said "YES" and went, and the next morning, showed up somewhat crazy and the girl liked it, because he is "special".
3) Carl is a loan officer at a local bank, so he started saying "YES" to anybody, for any loan at all. Because of this, the bank's upper management decided he was doing a great job and sent somebody over and asked him to go work at the corporate office instead.
I don't know, but this sounds too much like "wishful thinking". In fact, when in elementary school, many of us dared not to say no, and it is only when we grow up, some teachers and friends gave advice that "we should not say YES to everybody and for everything, but decide on how we live our life."
Even 10, 15 years ago, you would hear conversation like this: Tom: "He is a great guy!" Michael: "No, he is just a Yes Man".
If you like Jim Carrey, I recommend checking out Liar Liar, and The Truman Show.
that is a negative 
2009-11-30 - This seems like a romantic comedy with a feel good message
by Jim Carey with his rent a new female star per movie program?
No one sane can possible say yes to everything?
It sounds like a perfect way to end up
in real big trouble, not with a job promotion,
or a new pretty but dumb girl friend....
So this guy's life degenerates to near chaos,
and he jumps off a bridge ( bungee).
He goes from a lonely loser to a fellow with too many phony friends?
Turning you life around and getting a second chance
at love is not going to happen to everybody
even if they do say yes.
The movie is a light comedy
and the acting is mostly light weight as well:
an LA fluff movie.
Yes Man (Single-Disc Edition) (2008) - Light Comedy 
2009-11-22 - This film rates four stars in my book. Jim Carey is always great at visual comedy and worked very effectively with Zoey Dischanel. A few scenes went well over the top, but if you like Jim Carey this film is for you.
Entertaining, but glad I just rented it.
2009-11-21 - I go with the 3 star ratings. Light, amusing, entertaining, but not one of his best. A routine comedy, all in all. I'd also suggest renting it - I wouldn't want to own it.
