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But unfortunately the ringmasters don’t quite have the
wiles of Michael Moore to entice you into signing anything.
Still, this taking-the-Mickey-out-of-politics documentary
is still very entertaining, and by golly, if you aren’t
applauding some of the headliners actions.
“The Yes Men” are a couple of gutsy pranksters
who – inadvertently, because people have mistaken their
similar-looking satirical site for the WTO website –
pose as reps of the World Trade Organization and start turning
up at forums and lectures, where they proceed to give the
most outrageous talks ever – playing it, of course, as
serious as cancer.
It’s amusing to watch audiences sit and swallow their
speeches: everything from upping slavery to giving electric
shocks to those in sweatshops to get them working faster,
recycling McDonald’s hamburgers (via human poop) and
ultimately, their idea for a new casual work-suit, complete
with a wally-esque appendage that can help a boss keep an
eye on their employers, no matter where he is.
Not quite the calibre of one of Michael Moore’s bold
plights – Moore himself makes an appearance in the film,
by the way – but still, “The Yes Men” is an
enjoyable, sometimes shocking – in the fact that these
guys go to so much trouble to keep the ruse alive – flick.
Worth a look.
DVD Extras
There'a an audio commentary from Andy Bichlbaum and Mike
Bonanno, plus a handful of deleted scenes. Not great, but
not too bad either.
Conclusion: Movie 75% Extras: 55%
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