There is heartwarming meta-news of Jim Carrey, whose ability to find a high-concept movie vehicle tailored to his comic genius remains undimmed by hilarity's repeated failure to ensue. This week - with the discreet fanfare likely to have been insisted upon by this least self-regarding of actors - the Hollywood Reporter reveals that Jim has signed on to appear in Yes Man, the story of a man who decides to say yes to everything.
Let's support him. In opting for a movie premise that mirrors his career path in recent years, Jim signifies a new realism to his work, and it is to be hoped his constant lobbying for the Academy to institute an Oscar for best comic actor will now be quietly dropped.
