| Should be better even for a B movie |
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| written by DFeinberg |
June 2, 2008 - 9:22 AM PDT |
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0 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| Some surprise star power and co-writing by the author are not enough for this dramatization Slosser's revealing book. The slaughter house scenes may get you off burgers for at least a while, and in the end that may be the best one could hope for. |
| where's the beef? |
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| written by cammelltoe |
May 18, 2007 - 10:15 PM PDT |
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3 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| this movie seems to struggle with an identity problem...is it trying to entertain you, enlighten you, gross you out? whatever it's after, the effect is mostly somewhat flat, both dramatically and visually. so it's a good thing there are plenty of other aspects to savor, like little character defining moments that feel genuine (greg kinnear's executive watching porn while putting his laundry away)and the devastating "kill room" scene that serves to illustrate the film's guiding metaphor and is a telling refrence to other cinema slaughterhouse greats, like franju's "blood of the beasts" and fassbinder's "in a year of 13 moons." as with most linklater movies, "Fast Food Nation" flawed but still well worth your time, especially when put in comparison to what his fellow '90s indie compatriots (steven soderburgh, anyone?) have been churning out. |
| make sure you read the book |
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| written by WZoller |
April 23, 2007 - 12:50 PM PDT |
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6 out of 9 members found this review helpful
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| I pictured this well written book being made into a documentary. Instead this movie is hard to decipher. Too many subplots going on at the same time that actually take away from the main point of the book--that big corporations are putting the small farmers out of business. Morgan Spurlock does a better job of interviewing the author about his beliefs in the special features of his Super Size Me DVD than is presented here in this movie. The actors here actually detract from the message. Too bad! |
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