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Yes Day

2021

Miguel Arteta

Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramirez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner ...

4.6

2,074

Comedy Parents attempt to make it through an entire day by only saying, "yes" to their children's requests. It's based upon the children's book of the same name by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Nope (...) [An] insipid family pic"	NEG
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Assisted by his playful cast, Arteta brings so much clear-eyed, character-driven comic mayhem to every scene that even the wildest script contrivances (...) are graced with an actual sense of fun."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"It could at least have been a good sitcom, but Miguel Arteta's comedy plays out its premise without exploring it."	NEU
United States	Charles Bramesco AV Club	"It’s a firm no"	NEG
United States	Jennifer Green Common Sense Media	"Parents can go along for the ride on this movie, which is sure to entertain younger kids and offer positive lessons for tweens and teens (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Alan Corr RTÉ	"It's got a neat premise and plenty of potential for laughs but the latest misfire from Netflix ends up as a foamy mess of cliché and cutesy tosh (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
Canada	Aparita Bhandari The Globe and Mail	"[It] doesn’t commit to either being a full-out family fun movie or a family drama. The Torres kids’ shenanigans at the end didn’t draw a gasp out of my own family. I was mildly amused; my kids firmly understood this was total fiction and sort of giggled."	NEU
United Kingdom	James Dyer Empire	"An inoffensive if unengaging family romp that somehow manages to make the ultimate day of fun feel like a drag (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Ireland	Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"Though extremely predictable, 'Yes Day' is a bright, colourful, harmless adventure that the family can enjoy together (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"If 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 (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Nell Minow rogerebert.com	"An entertaining, family-friendly romp with wish-fulfilling yeses, extended comic mayhem, and satisfying consequences (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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