Yes Man (2008)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Peyton Reed

Writers (WGA):

Nicholas Stoller (screenplay) and
Jarrad Paul (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

One word can change everything.

Plot:

A guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year.

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Scooter | Homeless Man | Year | No Opening Credits

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Carl Allen
Zooey Deschanel	...	Allison
Bradley Cooper	...	Peter
John Michael Higgins	...	Nick
Rhys Darby	...	Norman
Danny Masterson	...	Rooney
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Tillie
Terence Stamp	...	Terrence Bundley
Sasha Alexander	...	Lucy Barnes
Molly Sims	...	Stephanie
Brent Briscoe	...	Homeless Guy
Rocky Carroll	...	Wes
John Cothran Jr.	...	Tweed (as John Cothran)
Spencer Garrett	...	Multack
Sean O'Bryan	...	Ted

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Korean | Estonian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44749) | UK:12A | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:15A | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Czech Republic:12 | India:A (cinema release) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Sweden:7 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Africa:13LS | Netherlands:6 | Chile:TE | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:GP | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Peru:PT | Brazil:14 | France:U | Mexico:B | Iceland:7

Filming Locations:

Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The day before Zooey Deschanel had to get on the scooter for the first time, her stunt double fell off and shattered her hip. Zooey was told that it would take the stunt woman about nine months to recover, so she was asked to get on the bike for the shot herself.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carl hops on the Ducati in his hospital gown to go see Allison, there is a scene where the back of his gown is open and we can see his butt. But in the next scene, which is shot from farther away, his gown is completely closed in the back.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Carl Allen: No.

Movie Connections:

References Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Soundtrack:

Helicopter

Changing Attitude

The banker Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is a lonely man with low self-esteem after his divorce with Stephanie (Molly Sims), for whom he still yearns; he avoids his best friend Peter (Bradley Cooper); he has a boring job, stalled in a bureaucratic position in the loan department of a bank; and he spends his spare time watching DVDs. When he meets by chance his former high school mate Nick (John Michael Higgins), he is convinced to participate of a self-help program called "Yes Man" leaded by the guru Terrence Bundley (Terence Stamp). The basic principle of the program is to say "yes" to new situations, leaving the negativism aside. Carl misunderstands the concept and says "yes" to every question. While leaving the encounter, he helps a homeless man and in the end of the night he meets the gorgeous Allison (Zooey Deschanel) that helps him with her scooter. His life completely changes with his new attitude: he becomes closer to his manager Norman (Rhys Darby) and is finally promoted in the bank; he experiences the most surrealistic and the weirdest situations, and becomes successful and with many friends, until the day that he discovers that sometime a "no" is necessary for an answer.

"Yes Man" is a good romance that highlights the importance of changing attitude in life. Carl Allen is a very negative man that has no progress in his lonely life, but when he changes his behavior and becomes a positive man, he achieves love and success. The story has many absurd situations, but is very funny. I like Jim Carrey and this role is tailored for him. The cute Zooey Deschanel shows a great chemistry with him and the result is an entertaining movie with a good message in the end. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Sim Senhor" ("Yes Sir")