"One word can change everything."
Directed by Peyton Reed
Produced by David Heyman, Richard D. Zanuck
Screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel
Based on "Yes Man" by Danny Wallace
Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Terence Stamp
Music by Lyle Workman, Mark Oliver Everett
Cinematography: Robert D. Yeoman
Edited by Craig Alpert
Production company: Village Roadshow Pictures, The Zanuck Company, Heyday Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 17 December 2008 (South Korea)
Running time: 104 minutes
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Budget: $70.000.000
Box office: $225.990.976
"Yes Man" is a romantic comedy film directed by Peyton Reed and based on the book of the same name, which is written by British humorist Danny Wallace. It tells the story of a pessimistic bank loan officer Carl Allen who has become self-contained since his divorce from ex-wife Stephanie. He misses all the opportunities of his life, even his friend's engagement party. But one day Carl meets an old colleague, who advises him to go to a motivational "Yes!" seminar. This seminar fills its members with enthusiasm to say "yes" to every chance. From this point Carl's live will completely change.
Cast
- Jim Carrey as Carl Allen
- Zooey Deschanel as Allison
- Bradley Cooper as Peter
- John Michael Higgins as Nicholas "Nick" Lane
- Rhys Darby as Norman
- Maile Flanagan as Janet
- Danny Masterson as Rooney
- Terence Stamp as Terrence "Terry" Bundley
- Sasha Alexander as Lucy Burns
- Molly Sims as Stephanie
- Aaron Takahashi as Lee
- Fionnula Flanagan as Tillie
- Sean O'Bryan as Ted
- John Cothran as Tweed
- Spencer Garrett as Multack
- Rocky Carroll as Wesley T. Parker
- Vivian Bang as Soo-Mi
- Luis Guzmán as Jumper
- Arne Starr as Conventioner (uncredited)
- Danny Wallace as Conventioner (uncredited)
- Brent Briscoe as Homeless Guy
Peyton Reed, the director of the film, whose other notable works are "Bring It On", "Down with Love", "The Break-Up" . "Yes Man" received mixed reviews but in spite of that fact the film was a box office success. As for the film in general, to my mind, it inspirits to say "yes" at least during the day of watching.
I need to say that I'm not an admirer of Jim Carrey but he's undoubtedly talented. However, his role of Carl Allen isn't really noteworthy. At first he's lonely and leads a secluded life. However, then Carl becomes a confident open-minded man. All of these changes are pretty well shown by Jim Carrey. A character of Bradley Cooper is Peter, one of Carl's best friends. Zooey Deschanel as Allison is an active girl whose life is a movement. But these portrayals aren't remarkable. Unfortunately.
"Strangenesses"
Advantages
- Jim Carrey as Carl Allen
- Zooey Deschanel as Allison
- Bradley Cooper as Peter
- The idea
Disadvantages
- All in all, it's just an other romantic comdey
"Strangenesses"
- Yes or No?
Clue Moments
- Meeting with Allison
- Saying "Yes"
Let's address to the main idea of the film. Many
possibilities and opportunities are lost because of uncertainty, fears, and doubts.
However, what will happen if you say "yes" to something? OK, you may fail. And what? Public censure. And
what? Is public opinion so valuable? Personally, I believe that no, it isn't. Do
what you want, within some your own reasonable limits, and be happy. Meet someone? Yes. Take the initiative? Of course. Go beyond the
mark? Why not? But if something hurts you or conflicts with your views, you
must know when it's necessary to say "no".
Soundtracks
- Eels - Man Up
- Eels - Bus Stop Boxer
- Eels - To Lick Your Boots
- Eels - The Good Old Days
- Eels - The Sound Of Fear
- Eels - Wooden Nickels
- Eels - Flyswatter
- Eels - Blinking Lights (For Me)
- Eels - Somebody Loves You
- Muncausen by Proxy - Sweet Ballad
- Muncausen by Proxy - Uh-Huh
- Muncausen by Proxy - Keystar
- Muncausen by Proxy - Yes Man
Quotations
* * *
Carl Allen: The era of "yes" has begun.
* * *
Carl Allen: Hey, Carl... you wanna give your money away to some homeless guy? Yes, yes I do. How 'bout letting him use up the phone battery so that you can't get help when your car runs out of gas? You know what? That sounds like a great idea!
* * *
Carl Allen: [refusing incoming cell phone call] No.
Carl Allen: [refusing another incoming call] No means no.
* * *
Norman: You called me Norm!
Carl Allen: Yeah.
Norman: Could that like be my nickname?
Carl Allen: Yeah, I guess.
Norman: Ah nice, I like your style, Car. That could be yours.
Carl Allen: Yeah, Carl's pretty short already but...
* * *
Terrence Bundley: You can't audit life, my friend.
Plot: 7/10
Entertainment: 6/10
Acting: 5/10
Originality: 8/10
Music and Sound: 5/10
6/10
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