What an odd little movie. Feels like it should have come out in 1997. As is it got a few laughs out of me, but I was bothered by the movie's lack of commitment on the whole "covenant" business. Major mishaps happen to prove it's a real curse, only for General Zod to dismiss all that as poppycock.
Carrey tries his best, but unlike, say, Liar Liar he never gets to the heart of Carl. I didn't understand why Carl was such a fuddy buddy at the beginning, and I didn't believe it when he suddenly acquiesced to saying yes to everything.
Still, Munchausen by Proxy is kind of brilliant and Zooey Deschanel is very cute here. She threatens to, but never falls into, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl mold and manages to be her own character. I liked that, although love is declared between the two, it's while admitting they don't want to move in with one another. The age difference is, however, noticeable and I kept wondering why this cool chick would fall for such a gangly goofball. Like, when Jim Carrey characters are being Jim Carrey in his movies (mugging, basically), why do none of the other characters ever acknowledge that he's being weird?
Bothered me, as well, that by the end there's no resolution to Carl working for corrupt corporate. His boss, Wesley, is clearly painted as a horrible person and adversary to finally say "no" to, but that plot thread is left hanging.
At least Carrey followed this up with I Love You Phillip Morris.
