Synopsis
Activist-pranksters Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonnano pull the rug out from under mega-corporations, government officials and a complacent media in a series of outrageous stunts designed to draw awareness to the issue of climate change.
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Recommendations
- 75
Slant Magazine
The Yes Men show that while reality might get lost in this struggle, the truth does occasionally emerge from the chaos. - 75
The Playlist
The 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. - 70
Village Voice
The 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. - 70
The New York Times
The 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). - 70
Salon
The 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. - 70
Variety
Another entertaining mix of agitpop, pranksterism and autobiography. - 67
The A.V. Club
In 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. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The film presupposes a bit more interest in the pair's friendship and personal lives than many viewers will have.
