The Yes Men Fix the World 2009

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: When a British Channel 4 interviewer upbraids Bichlbaum for providing massively false hopes to countless Bhopal residents, I found myself siding with the interviewer, not the prankster with the alleged higher moral purpose. Read more

David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: This movie is glorious testimony to the moral power of satire. Read more

Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com: Bichlbaum and Bonanno don't just try to make the world a better place. They treat it as if it already were. Read more

Nathan Rabin, AV Club: Given the duo's withering take on capitalism, it's ironic that their stumbling second feature feels throughout like an infomercial for a shtick whose expiration date is rapidly approaching. Read more

Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: Beyond question, the results are overstated, outrageous and wildly, scatologically juvenile. But they're also a hoot to watch. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: They are highly entertaining and I am sympathetic to most of their grievances. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Fleet and amusing. Read more

Thelma Adams, New York Post: Even if you don't agree with the Yes Men's political agenda, you'll get a big kick out of this movie. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: It takes some nerve, not to mention diabolical intelligence and financial resources, to pull off the elaborate pranks devised by the Yes Men. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The film is entertaining in its own right, and thought-provoking. Why don't more people quickly see through their hoaxes? Read more

Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: Beyond question, the results are overstated, outrageous and wildly juvenile. But they're also a hoot to watch. Read more

Jason Anderson, Toronto Star: Unfortunately, they risk seeming glib during this doc, which brandishes a cheekier, more self-congratulatory tone than did The Yes Men, its 2003 predecessor. Read more

Stephen Garrett, Time Out: Read more

Dave Calhoun, Time Out: You have to admire their ability both to pull off these stunts and to extract such honest expressions of greed from such corporate victims. Read more

Leslie Felperin, Variety: Finds its titular merry pranksters up to yet more capitalist-critiquing chicanery and fat-cat-fooling fun. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: The anti-globalist performance guys who call themselves the Yes Men are masters of forging corporate rhetoric and media protocols. Read more