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Yes Man (2008)

Release Date:

Friday, December 19, 2008

MPAA Rating:

PG-13

Rating Reason:

Crude sexual humor, language and brief nudity.

Genre:

Comedy

Starring:

Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby, John Michael Higgins, Danny Masterson, Terence Stamp

Written By:

Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel

Director:

Peyton Reed

Official Site:

Yes Man (2008)

Synopsis:

Jim Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere—the operative word being "no"—until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything...and anything.

Yes Man (2008) | Spiritual Article

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STUDIO SYNOPSIS
"Yes Man" stars Jim Carrey as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere--the operative word being "no"--until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say "yes" to everything...and anything. Unleashing the power of "YES" begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new romance. But his willingness to embrace every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.

SPIRITUAL POINT OF VIEW
(continued from the visual review)

"I've been that guy. I know a lot of people who are in that situation where they just avoid life. I live in the United States of Avoidance. To me, this is a movie about choosing to join life, and that's what drew me to it.” --Jim Carrey

Here is a movie about the possibilities that come with an active and affirming embrace of life. And it does this in a very entertaining manner. What could be better than that? in As producer David Heyman says, “The idea that if you say yes--if you're open to the possibilities that life throws before you--then great things will happen, (is) very intriguing.”

But remember, as in the story, it is not just yes, it is an active YES! Faith without works is dead!

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•The Promise of Possibility, Elisabeth Leitch
•Someone's Waiting, CoachZ

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•Visual Review, David Bruce, Webmaster

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