A big yes for tricksters

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4:46 PM, October 19, 2009 ι By V.A. Musetto

The hilarious documentary "The Yes Men Save the World'' has done so well during its run at Film Forum that it is being held over at least through Oct. 29. I gave the movie a healthy three stars (out of a possible high of four) when it opened Oct. 7. The Yes Men are a group of political pranksters -- a mix of Michael Moore and Sacha Baron Cohen -- who pass themselves off as corporate executives and government officials and pull off outrageous pranks to embarass corporate America. The guys operate in much the same way as Moore, but since they are nowhere near as recognizable, people are more easily taken it. Go, guys, go!

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LOU LUMENICK Lou Lumenick is The Post's chief film critic. He has been reviewing here since 1999, after a stint as metropolitan editor, and covered films for the Bergen Record going back to 1981. A native of Astoria, Queens, who attended the City College of New York, he lives in Manhattan and has attended the Sundance, Toronto and Cannes film festivals, as well as events closer to home. Lou has frequently appeared on TV and taped introductions to a collection of classic films. He blogs at blogs.nypost.com/movies and rates "Casablanca'' as his favorite movie of all time. Columnist Archives

KYLE SMITH Kyle Smith has been a film critic for the Post since 2005. He also contributes book reviews and columns on current affairs to the Sunday Post and is the author of the novels "Love Monkey," which was adapated into a CBS TV series, and "A Christmas Caroline." He is a graduate of Yale University. Columnist Archives

V.A. MUSETTO V.A. Musetto is film editor and a film critic. His specialty is indie and foreign movies, with an emphasis on Asian. He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and frequents film festivals from Tokyo to Rotterdam to Transylvania.

REED TUCKER Reed Tucker writes movie features for the Sunday paper. He didn't like "The Love Guru" either. He is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill.

SARA STEWART Sara Stewart is a features writer who majors in movies and minors in books, women's issues, health, fitness, science, music and any sort of participatory journalism that doesn't involve being on a boat.