Yes Man

Today I watched Yes Man (2008), starring Jim Carey and Zooey Deschanel. Not much of a story. The main draw is the strong pairing of that comedy duo: ZD has a simple, flat way of delivering her lines that complements JC's aggressive, quick quips. You could almost imagine that in real life, if the age gap was smaller, let's say half of the actual 18 years, those two possibly, could have fallen for each other. But then again, Jim has a penchant for busty blonds, as evidenced by his current GF, the former Playboy Playmate, Jenny McCarthy. A slight framed brunette, no matter how soberly dead pan, might not have cut it.

Molly Sims plays Jim's wife (11 years his junior in real life). I remember her as Conan's piece. Once upon a time, Conan O'Brian was doing a segment of his show outside, and he caught a glimpse of her while she was broadcasting as a VJay (or whatever you call them) for MTV. He drooled a little spittle, and in that bug-eyed, frantic way of his, said something to the effect of, "That woman is so hot. We must get her on the show. How can we get her on the show?" And then one night, as if by magic, she was on the show.

Bradley Cooper plays Jim's best friend. Seldom do I forget a face, or the pitch of a whine. The Cooper was recently portrayed by the rags as being in the position of choosing Renee Zellweger over Jennifer Aniston. He's gotten alot of press and hence, a career boost by association with these two ladies. I suspect he loves the attention.

I digress. I remember Cooper on Alias, as the reporter friend of Sydney Bristol, played by Jennifer Gardner. In the show, Brad's character was in love with Sydney and their TV selves slept together. Sydney immediately regretted it, their TV relationship got awkward and soon thereafter, Cooper's character got written off the show. Somehow I still see Bradley Cooper as his Alias character, a desperate, puppy dog fawning over Sydney/Jennifer. And if they got together in real life, I suspect Gardner would quickly regret it too.

There is something else, something amphibian. He reminds me of Kermit the Frog. It may have something to do with his shiny eyes and the shape of his nose and chin.