Yes Man: I'm Gonorrhea

Official Site: yesisthenewno.warnerbros.com
Director(s): Peyton Reed
Writer(s): Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel, and Danny Wallace.
Producer(s): Jim Carrey, David Heyman, Richard D. Zanuck
Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Rhys Darby, and Danny Masterson(IMDb). Rated PG-13. 104 minutes.

Carl Allen is a loan officer who is recovering from a failed relationship from which his former girlfriend, Stephanie, left him unexpectedly. Carl has a problem. He says "no" very often. He lies to his best friend constantly about hanging out, by telling him that he is busy with things, when he has no serious obligations. One day when Carl was siting outside of the bank, his friend Nick notices him, and they speak briefly about life. 

During the conversation, Nick tells Carl that he is a "yes man'' and how saying yes has opened up a the world to him. Nick invited Carl to a seminar and uncharacteristically Carl said yes, and his life would change.

As the film began to convey it's point, I thought to myself, certainly one cannot say "yes" to every request, and I quickly understood the message. From a practical perspective the message is " live a little", try something new, and enrich the experience between birth and death. 

Carl was unhappy in his redundant life, but his unhappiness was apparently his comfort zone, and he said no to requests that required him to take a step outside if his comfort zone.

This film was funny, but not hilarious. The comedic timing was good, and the story was interesting because it dealt with love, loneliness, and open mindedness. This film inspired me. After watching the film I realized it is good to try something new once in a while. 
 
Jim Carey was magnificent, and so was Zooey Deschanel. They interacted well on screen. According to metacritic.com the film received mixed reviews, and according to rottentomatoes.con the film was granted 45 fresh tomatoes to 56 rotten ones thus far. This film fits somewhere between a B-, and a C+. Stay tuned, movieporium.blogpsot.com.