Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 5, 2024 1.5/4

Inspirational as the themes may be, it’s still a formulaic Jim Carrey comedy the likes of which we’ve seen before, and will no doubt see again.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 27, 2020 3.0/4.0

Carrey plays his humor closer to the bone and the result is funnier, more heartfelt and more believable.

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Sergio Benítez Espinof May 8, 2020

'Yes Man' is also an ineffective sample of the limitations of Peyton Reed as a filmmaker. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Nikhat Kazmi The Times of India Feb 28, 2020

It's a breezy, light-hearted film with some truly comic moments.

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Apr 29, 2019

[Jim Carrey] connects with you, off and on, to make you laugh. Only thing is, Carrey's face-pulling, eye rolling antics have been served up once too often to for us to be enamoured anew.

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Nigel Floyd Time Out Dec 23, 2011 3/5

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Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Chicago Oct 6, 2011 3/5

As self-help comedy, the movie is no more overdetermined than its own highbrow counterpart, Happy-Go-Lucky.

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Simon Reynolds Digital Spy Jul 14, 2011 3/5

It's a decent enough time-killer for Carrey fans and those after something light and non-taxing after a heavy Christmas Day feast.

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Dave White Movies.com Apr 4, 2011 4.5/5

I have to admit that it was pretty funny a lot of the time.

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Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Apr 4, 2011 B-

As much as I try to convince myself I'm tired of Jim Carrey, darn it, he almost always amuses me.

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William Goss Cinematical Dec 17, 2009

A ready-made Christmas-time crowd-pleaser that pretty much plays it safe, even in its cruder moments, and will be in circulation on cable soon enough.

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Sonny Bunch Washington Times Aug 30, 2009 2/4

Mr. Carrey's performance is a return to the rubber-faced roles that dominated multiplexes in the mid- to late '90s, and that's not necessarily a good thing.

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Anders Wotzke Moviedex Aug 2, 2009 2.5/5

Yes Man is proof that reverse psychology works; No, it's not worth seeing because, no, it's not that funny.

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Karina Montgomery Cinerina May 31, 2009 4/5

The benefits of grounding comedy in reality are never-ending, and Yes Man takes advantage of most of them. Peyton Reed is officially one of my favorite comic directors.

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Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews May 25, 2009 2.5/4

[The] writers...pay lip service to the dark side of 'yes,' but don't do enough to explore what could have made the film more than a bouncy entertainment. [Blu-ray]

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews May 21, 2009 2.5/4

...Jim Carrey's most entertaining comedy since 1997's Liar Liar...

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Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Apr 24, 2009 5/10

I found myself having a few pleasant chuckles but still frustrated at the movie for not bothering with telling a story that hasn't already been told a million times before.

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Ryan Cracknell Movie Views Apr 19, 2009

A film that has little plot until the last act, yet Carrey rises above it to bring it to an acceptable level.

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John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Apr 3, 2009 7/10

...a pleasant surprise: a romantic comedy that is cute, amiable, and winning without being excessively tedious, saccharine, or gross.

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Sean McBride Sean the Movie Guy Mar 1, 2009 2.5/4

we won't be awarding points for originality, but sometimes the familiar can be just fine

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