Adapted from Danny Wallace's best selling book, Yes Man's premise is a simple yet brilliant one - take one anti-social down and out (Carl Allen, played by Jim Carrey) and make him say Yes to everything. The film opens well, watching Carl discover the power and joy of just saying Yes is thoroughly enjoyable and quite original. Zooey Deschanel truly finds her feet (after the shocking The Happening) in the quirky love interest, Allison.
However, Hollywood's ultimate sin inevitably kicks in during the third act, and the all-too-familiar Carrey running about trying to right his wrongs and win back the girl takes hold. But the sticky ending is still well worth putting up with, as Yes Man has charms-a-plenty - particularly Rhys Darby's take on Carl's boss Norman, who is scene-stealingly adorable (I want to go to his Harry Potter party!)
7/10