Snow-covered audiences responded timidly to Jim Carrey’s latest comedic flick, “Yes Man.” The movie, which debuted Dec. 19, still managed to grace the top of the box office charts on its first weekend, bringing in a meek $18.2 million.

“Yes Man” stars Carrey as Carl Allen, a chronic “no” sayer stuck in a life-long rut. Carl’s days are a monotonous routine of working, eating and falling asleep to Blockbuster movies until a chance encounter changes his life forever. With the urging of a friend, Carl decides to attend a cult-like seminar dedicated to making people say “yes!” to life. What follows is a series of twists and comedic turns characteristic of the Carrey we’ve all come to know.

After a dull start, the movie takes off in an avalanche of escapades and awkwardness. Carl’s adventures and experiences are fascinating, albeit implausible, and serve to keep the audience guessing at what will happen next. The twists and turns along with the combination of humor, love and consequences form a movie not quite up to the Bruce Almighty standards, but definitely getting close.

Carrey, who was only one of the people being considered for the lead role (Jack Black was also in the running), brings his usual brand of off-beat humor to the screen. His unique body language and diverse facial expressions bring about almost as many laughs as the lines themselves.

Unlike most stars that take the big screen, Carrey performed all of his own bungee stunts for the movie. In another daring move, he declined an upfront salary for the film. Instead, he was paid a percentage of the movie’s profits.

The casting of this movie is one of the aspects drawing in viewers. Several big name stars share the screen with the notorious comedic fool. Zooey Deschanel (Elf), Bradley Cooper (Failure to Launch) and Danny Masterson (That 70s Show) take up the supporting roles for the film.

The movie, which as of Jan. 9 has grossed $89 million, was actually based on a biographical book written by Danny Wallace. Wallace, a British author, producer and journalist, spent six months answering “yes” to every question and recorded his results. Interestingly enough, Wallace also makes an appearance in the film as one of the extras in a bar scene.

The movie’s final perk is that it is not only comedic, but motivational as well. If you’ve ever wanted to escape the dreary world of negativity and flood your life with positive energy – or at least escape the cold for a few hours – this is the perfect solution.