Allison and Carlos used to say YES to everything in life, also when they met and later got married. But then they moved to suburbia and had 3 kids and their lives became a long line of NO. Their oldest daughter, Katie, 14, gets NO from mom to going to a concert with friends. Carlos also says NO to employees at work at Icarus Technologies. Allison is trying to return to the labor market but gets no at job interviews. At Katie's school, Allison and Carlos are shown Katie's proj... (Full plot summary below)
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Allison and Carlos used to say YES to everything in life, also when they met and later got married. But then they moved to suburbia and had 3 kids and their lives became a long line of NO. Their oldest daughter, Katie, 14, gets NO from mom to going to a concert with friends. Carlos also says NO to employees at work at Icarus Technologies. Allison is trying to return to the labor market but gets no at job interviews. At Katie's school, Allison and Carlos are shown Katie's project on video. The video compares "Mommy Dearest" to Stalin and Mussolini. Later, the guidance counselor etc. gives advice on why he's so relaxed despite having 6 kids. He gives them a YES day where he and his wife, with a few ground rules, say YES to everything. Mom agrees to a 24 hour YES/fun day after seeing an over 15 year old photo of her skydiving. Will it be apocalyptic, as Allison first feared, or a wild and fun adventure for the five?
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| RogerEbert.comNell MinowIt is an entertaining, family-friendly romp with wish-fulfilling yeses, extended comic mayhem, and satisfying consequences. |
| Paste MagazineJacob OllerIt’s a lightweight film befitting its premise’s “good vibes only” origins—and its uninspiring construction makes its solid performances a pleasant surprise rather than a compliment to an already good movie—but you could do a lot worse than say “Yes” to Yes Day. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichAssisted by his playful cast, Arteta brings so much clear-eyed, character-driven comic mayhem to every scene that even the wildest script contrivances and most egregious McDonald’s product placements (one scene might as well be sponsored by the McGriddle) are graced with an actual sense of fun. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Aparita BhandariUltimately, Yes Day doesn’t commit to either being a full-out family fun movie or a family drama. |
| Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLike its juvenile characters, Yes Day sometimes goes too far, with over-the-top scenes that lessen the impact of the genuine emotions elsewhere. But will kids whine about it (other than for their own Yes Day)? Probably not, and parents likely won’t mind either. |
| The A.V. ClubCharles BramescoThe difficult negotiations of childrearing might have been a fine subtext—something to occupy the attention of parents in the audience—for a comedy so unmistakably family-oriented in tone. But in Yes Day, that element of the story is less of a side dish served for a more mature palate than the whole entrée. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe promising beginning shows that it could have been something more than dumb. Alas, it’s not. |
| The Associated PressJake CoyleArteta (The Good Girl, Cedar Rapids) has an underrated ability at crafting comic, humanistic movies out of commercial concepts. But Yes Day slides too often into contrived, loudly scored montages of “fun” that don’t transfer to those of us watching. And while Garner and Ramirez are both very fine actors, neither of them is funny. |
| EmpireJames DyerAn inoffensive if unengaging family romp that somehow manages to make the ultimate day of fun feel like a drag. |
| The GuardianBenjamin LeeIf you need a charming film headed up by a skilled comic actor about a family going through troubling times then watch Rose Byrne in Instant Family instead because it’s a big no for this one. |
