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Yes Men, The

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Yes Men, The reviews
68
8.2 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 26 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by:

Directed by: Dan Ollman
Sarah Price
Chris Smith

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 24, 2004
DVD: February 15, 2005

Running Time: 83 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for language

Starring The Yes Men

The Yes Men is a comic, biting and revelatory documentary which follows a small group of prankster-activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization on television and at business conferences around the world. (United Artists)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

While it's not a great movie, it's a revealing study of how long it often takes for businesspeople to realize they're being freaked out, not flattered.

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88

Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt

These are some terrifically funny and gutsy guys who want to draw attention to what they see as the natural limit of WTO policy.

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83

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

When they're good, the Yes Men are astonishing, anarchic sights to behold.

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80

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

An uproarious and appalling piece of consciousness-raising.

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80

Slate David Edelstein

Breezy, brief, and often a howl.

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80

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

More good-natured than Michael Moore, these guys score by raising the issue of just how much their amateur antics exaggerate the neocon principles of the WTO.

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75

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen

Packs a wickedly satiric punch.

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75

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Amazing in what it shows, but underwhelming in what it does with it.

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75

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

This movie could have been a nagging, preachy headache had either man exhibited a tendency for self-righteousness. But both are friendly, almost humble about their mischief.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel

Thought-provoking, insightful and entertaining.

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75

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

A sobering documentary done in a whimsical style.

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75

New York Post Megan Lehmann

An amusing side dish to the sober political documentaries flooding the art houses, The Yes Men effectively uses high farce to mock the status quo as a way of questioning it.

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75

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

Subversive and diabolically funny.

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70

Film Threat Brad Slager

While the antics of the group provide hilarity the documentary suffers only because there is large amounts of padding.

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70

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

A sobering yet hysterically funny documentary.

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70

TV Guide Ken Fox

Not to be missed.

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70

Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust

Smart and amusing.

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70

The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin

The Yes Men's brilliant lies unlock explosive satirical truths, but the film runs out of steam a bit toward the end.

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70

Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan

Yes, The Yes Men is funny, but it's humor that hurts.

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67

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

Inspiring and shows just how far a couple of guys, a few computers, and a good sense of humor can go.

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60

Dallas Observer Melissa Levine

It never attempts to know more than they do, or to encourage them to look deeply into themselves. As a result, the film is a little flat.

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60

The New York Times Manohla Dargis

Diverting if heavily padded, this is the newest addition to an increasingly crowded field of political nonfiction films and certainly the easiest viewing.

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60

Village Voice Ed Halter

Though at times the film is snortingly funny, too much of the humor here rests on presupposed opinion about globalization.

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58

Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold

Fascinates by its very premise: the fact that, on the basis of a Web site logo, these two bozos could so easily pass themselves off as important officials.

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50

Variety Dennis Harvey

Sometimes feels like an extended pilot for a smarty-pants broadcast series in the tradition of Michael Moore's "Awful Truth" and "TV Nation" skeins.

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30

Washington Post Stephen Hunter

A few minutes of inspired lunacy aside, The Yes Men is largely a case of the same old preachers preaching to the same old choir.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Penny gave it a10:
I love this movie. These men and their team are my heroes! Bravo! Bravo! The most brilliant coup I've ever imagined, let alone been privileged to witness. Encore! Encore! (And I say this post Bhopal-20 - more kudos due there!)

Mark S. gave it a9:
Very funny. Worth seeing twice.

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