One of my favorite movie sites out there today is known by the name of Metacritic. They review movies, video games, music, and some books, though not too many. It's a very cool site, and it's very well done. What I especially love is their rating scale. Metacritic bases their rating scale out of 100 points. Anything that is considered good is highlighted in green. Anything average is considered yellow. Anything bad is considered red. Also, good, average, and bad differ depending on the subject. For movies 60-100 is considered good. 40-59 is considered average, and then anything 39 or below is considered bad. My ratings will be based off of that system. But for video games, anything 75-100 is considered good, 50-74 is considered average, and 49 or below is considered bad.
Yes Man
I may as well start with a movie I believed to be a real dud. This movie is Yes Man. Simply put, I did not enjoy it. Sure, there were a few funny scenes/moments, but most of the movie I felt this strange awkwardness as if I think someone is judging me poorly for watching such a bad movie. But why was this movie bad you ask? There are quite a few reasons. The first problem, and probably the main problem was the dialogue. The dialogue was about as pointless as small talk. I'm sorry, but I'd like there to be some interesting conversation going on at least somewhere in this film, and there wasn't really any of that. The second thing wrong with this film is the relationship between Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel. First of all, Jim Carrey is 46, and she is 28. That makes Jim look a little too old for this girl to start with, but that's not really all that important. The main problem is their personalities. Zooey Deschanel is too different from Jim to be compatible. She's spontaneous, and interesting, and plays in a band at a bar for seven friends, while Jim Carrey is somewhat recently divorced, and just boring in all aspects. There are basically no positives to say of Jim in this movie expect for the scene at the desk where he taped his face up and gave Norm a sort of scary looking smile. That actually got a Laugh out of me, even though it probably wasn't that funny. The third and final bad thing about Yes Man was it's plot. Honestly, someone tell me where the storyline was? I could not find any at all.
The bad things put aside, there was one person that saved the movie. The character of Norm, played by Rhys Darby is hilarious, and a great actor. He portrays a man about the same age as Jim Carrey, maybe a little older, and he is his boss. The thing is he's entirely immature. For example, he throws a Harry Potter and a 300 movie party which require costumes for entrance. This shows his rather quirky/nerdy/immature side, but he does his role perfectly. I have not seene Rhys Darby in any other films yet, but I must say he did a phenomenal job in Yes Man. It's just a shame that he did a phenomenal job in Yes Man. Score: 38/100
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