Yes Man

If you plan to see Yes Man and enjoy it, then don't read what I'm going to say.

It's funny, but there is a distractingly huge amount of paid placement in it. There are subtle things, and I realize that if people are using phones, it doesn't make sense to cover up what they are. That's fine. I'm not talking about that. I think someone had a Blackberry, but it wasn't really in my face. I'm talking about Jim Carrey looking right at the camera and saying "Rolling Rock."

Here were the most blatant offenses:

Rolling Rock- In a completely unnecessary scene-let, Jim Carrey orders a Rolling Rock specifically. And drinks it later.

Tempur-Pedic Beds- He actually goes through the process of ordering a bed, repeating the red wine jumping thing, and is way too excited about the whole experience.

Red Bull- Jim Carrey spends all night partying with friends on Red Bull. He says Red Bull somewhere between 10 and 10,000 times. What's worse is that the scene isn't even shown except for him apparently meeting a minor character during the night who later gives him--

Some motorcycle- Can't remember the name. But I remember that it "Has a LOT of torque!" So much so that bare-assed Carrey can't help but alternate between front wheelies and back wheelies.

Dell Computers- This one is almost ok. Jim Carrey is sitting at his desk writing an email. The camera is behind the monitor, and I can't recall whether the focus is on him or the logo. Either way, it was blatant.

A couple of movies- 300 and Saw. He rents them and watches them. He appears very lonely when he's watching them at his house... ok. But why did he have to flash the DVD to the camera in the video store? Absurd.


It was very close to being a movie about meeting an impossibly hot, young, spontaneous girl with lots of interests and making life an adventure. There were a couple of really good moments, but all of the product placement is too hard to ignore.

So overall, I have two complaints. One is that the movie is that product placement cheapens the movie and makes it way tackier than it could have been. Two is that I felt like the advertisers should have bought my ticket. I mean, I must have watched at least 15 commercials.