Movies: Yes Man
The romantic comedy has proven to be one of the most durable movie genres; audiences in the '30s gobbled up screwball comedies like "Bringing Up Baby," and it's surprising how little rom-coms have changed since then. One of the more recent variations is what I like to call the "stiff-meets-spirit" rom-com: a straitlaced guy meets a quirky girl who introduces him to new things. "Yes Man," starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel, follows the formula pretty closely.
Carrey plays Carl, an introverted divorcee who changes his tune after attending a motivational seminar; spurred on by the crowd there, he promises to say yes to anything people ask of him. It's the kind of ridiculous premise that wears out its welcome quickly (sorta like "Liar, Liar," another Carrey film). Along the way Carl meets Allison, the sort of unpredictable, independent-minded woman you'd completely expect to be the love interest in a movie like this.
"Yes Man" is not a great movie, but it is reasonable late-night filler for a habitual insomniac like me. Carrey is his usual exuberant self for most of the film, and his energy almost bridges the 20 year age gap separating him from his co-star. Deschanel's deadpan is as reliable as always, and she and Carrey have at least a nominal chesmistry.
My personal highlight from the film is the scene when Carl and Allison go skeet shooting in Nebraska. Anyone who's ever introduced people to the joys of clay pigeon shooting has probably seen this safety violation once or twice after someone breaks their first bird:
Rating: 6/10
posted by Mulliga @ 10:52 AM
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2 Comments:
I dont get the reaction from the crowd, yes it was poor firearm handling, but its a over/under and its been fired twice, and not reloaded, its been proven unloaded, and thus safe.
1) I think she might have reloaded it after that first shot into the ground.
2) If someone points a gun at me, loaded or "unloaded," I'm probably gonna squirm like a three year old at a wedding.
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