The Story
Carl (Carrey) is not over his divorce by a long shot. He's in mourning over the demise of his marriage and has become a video store regular whose idea of a good time is to veg out on his couch watching a DVD. Even his best friends Peter (the cute, sympathetic and supportive one played by Bradley Cooper) and Rooney (the horndog played by Danny Masterson) can hardly even guilt him into leaving his house.
Carl's work life parallels his home life in that it's equally predictable and boring. Carl's worked in a bank for five years, and it's not even the job he set out to do. And when his boss, Norman (Rhys Darby), an affable Harry Potter-loving goofball, delivers the news that once again he's been passed over for promotion, Carl drops into an even deeper funk. Stepping outside the bank for a breath of fresh air, he's approached by a guy he hasn't seen in years who tells him he needs to attend a seminar on the power of 'yes'.
Carl attends the seminar, takes the preaching to heart, and walks away believing he needs to say yes to everything. Giving homeless people car rides, learning Korean, learning to play the guitar, etc., etc., etc... If it's possible to say yes, he does. And, cue the violin music, that means he says yes to life and love once again. Awww.
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