There was a time when Jim Carrey had the box-office clout to make solo vehicles like
Liar, Liar and
Bruce Almighty box-office behemoths. But times and comedic tastes have changed (hello Judd Apatow), and because of that Carrey's
Yes Man feels about a decade past its expiration date. The rubber-faced funnyman stars as Carl, a depressed junior loan officer who has shut himself off from the world ever since his divorce. He lies to his few remaining friends so he can avoid seeing them, and never answers his cell phone. All of this starts to change when Carl bumps into an old acquaintance (John Michael Higgins) who, after correctly sizing up Carl's la...
Released:
2008
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
104 mins