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68 out of 100

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8.0 out of 10

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  • Starring: Dr. Andreas Bichlbauer
  • Summary: 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)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    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.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ed Halter
    60
    Though at times the film is snortingly funny, too much of the humor here rests on presupposed opinion about globalization.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    30
    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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Penny
    10
    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!)… Expand
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  2. tonyGreen
    5
    There are definately some laugh-out-loud moments here. All in all though, it's just a bit too budget gonzo documentary to satisfy. Maybe it would have made a better short film. Warning to those with sensitive embarrasment glands: Uncomfortable scenes of crowds of earnest types being duped and not realising it.… Expand
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