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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe Yes Men show that while reality might get lost in this struggle, the truth does occasionally emerge from the chaos.
- 75The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe Yes Men Are Revolting is an entertaining and interesting examination of the anxieties that make us question who we are and if we’re making a difference. But on the whole, this minor film is not nearly as imperative as the vital activism these guys have dedicated their lives to.
- 70Village VoiceDiana ClarkeVillage VoiceDiana ClarkeThe Yes Men visit rural Uganda, Canadian oil fields, Zuccotti Park, and a climate change conference in Copenhagen, but in its best moments this loopy yet informative doc becomes a buddy movie.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe Yes Men Are Revolting, their third film, has a personal poignancy that is missing in the forerunners, “The Yes Men” (2003) and “The Yes Men Fix the World” (2009).
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThe great strength and great weakness of the Yes Men, not to put too fine a point on it, is that they’re a couple of dorks. Their props, costumes and supporting materials are invariably crude – but they are sincere and unafraid, or at least unafraid enough to brazen it out.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAnother entertaining mix of agitpop, pranksterism and autobiography.
- 67The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloIn a way, their continued ability to prank government agencies and the media speaks to how little they’ve achieved over the years, which becomes this third film’s subject.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe film presupposes a bit more interest in the pair's friendship and personal lives than many viewers will have.
- 40The DissolveAndrew LapinThe DissolveAndrew LapinRevolting plays with interesting ideas about how different generations of activists inspire and feed off of one another, but that theme plays out as blindly congratulatory.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithIt’s a tiresome, preachy, repetitive, disorganized and dismally unfunny attempt to appeal to Michael Moore fans. The overall temperature of their efforts is strictly room: Call this “Fahrenheit 68.”