Superbad is one of those rare movies that manages to be dirty, immature, derivative, silly, and at the same time completely and absolutely wonderful. Sure, it’s a formulaic teen sex comedy: The teens in question are a trio of dorky high school seniors, and the sex in question will be available to them (theoretically) if they manage to get their hands on some booze in time for a big party being thrown by...

Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is an exaggerated version of anyone who has difficulty committing to things (or people). The events in his life have caused him to shy away from any engagement, regardless of how innocent; something needs to change. Coincidentally Carl runs into an old friend who says that becoming a “Yes Man” has changed his life. A Yes Man, from the seminar Carl attends, is someone who takes...