The Yes Men
United Artists | Release Date: September 24, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid 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. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneAllison 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. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
When they're good, the Yes Men are astonishing, anarchic sights to behold. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
An uproarious and appalling piece of consciousness-raising. Read full review
80
SlateDavid Edelstein
Breezy, brief, and often a howl. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderJonathan 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. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Subversive and diabolically funny. Read full review
75
New York PostMegan 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. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
A sobering documentary done in a whimsical style. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Packs a wickedly satiric punch. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Amazing in what it shows, but underwhelming in what it does with it. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley 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. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleJonathan Curiel
Thought-provoking, insightful and entertaining. Read full review
70
Film ThreatBrad Slager
While the antics of the group provide hilarity the documentary suffers only because there is large amounts of padding. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
A sobering yet hysterically funny documentary. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Smart and amusing. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Not to be missed. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The Yes Men's brilliant lies unlock explosive satirical truths, but the film runs out of steam a bit toward the end. Read full review
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Yes, The Yes Men is funny, but it's humor that hurts. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Inspiring and shows just how far a couple of guys, a few computers, and a good sense of humor can go. Read full review
60
Village VoiceEd Halter
Though at times the film is snortingly funny, too much of the humor here rests on presupposed opinion about globalization. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Diverting if heavily padded, this is the newest addition to an increasingly crowded field of political nonfiction films and certainly the easiest viewing. Read full review
60
Dallas ObserverMelissa 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. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam 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. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis 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. Read full review
30
Washington PostStephen 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. Read full review
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