Entertaining but mediocre

Argemaluco

During the 90's,the career of the brilliant comedian Jim Carrey was at the top thanks to films like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,The Mask,Dumb and Dumber and Liar,Liar.I personally found that films very funny and entertaining and Carrey could make his talent to explode at the maximum level.But,on this decade,his career went pretty unnoticed because Carrey decided to leave aside his frenetic (but excellent) performances on the comedies I mentioned,for making more serious stuff.Although I liked his performances on movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Majestic very much,very few people remember him on that movies.Also,his comedies Bruce Almighty and Fun With Dick and Jane,showed him more serious and controlled than in his movies from the 90's.The fact is that,as well as his performances on dramas,very few people remember him on that movies.Maybe,noticing that,Carrey decided to come back to his kind of frenetic roles from the 90's,to come back to the top.The result is Yes Man.Although this movie kept me moderately entertained,it is very far away from the comedies Carrey participated on the 90's.But,on its own merit,this movie results to be a mediocre comedy.Although I laughed on some occasions,there are various jokes which fail,because they result pretty obvious and basic.Plus,the screenplay has a lot of forced elements which do not result credible at all.And,as I mentioned,this movie is generic and mediocre.But,there are some positive elements which make Yes Man worthy of a slight recommendation.Although he has much more talent than the one he shows in this movie,Carrey brings a competent performance,and his character empathizes with the spectator.Zooey Deschannel brings a correct performance,although she does not have too much to do.And,in spite of all the fails,this movie kept me moderately entertained.That and Carrey's and Deschannel's development make me recommend softly Yes Man.Although I did not dislike it,the experience was forgettable and mediocre in my case.I think this phrase summarizes the experience I had with this movie : I do not regret watching it,but it would have not bothered me to skip it.

score 6/10

Argemaluco 25 January 2009

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