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Date  Helpful Rating 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Mediocre at bestPosted: 1/18/2007A review of Fast Food Nation by meg_is_the_winner I was incredibly anxious to see this film, to the point that I drove 30 miles to see it on the day it opened and to be honest, I expected a lot more from this film. My first complaint is that it was far too spread-out to really accomplish anything. I realize that the issues it attempted to address are extremely complex, and thus, the film should have chosen one or two goals and then worked toward developing them. Instead, the film tried to address animal cruelty, human cruelty, corporate corruption, illegal immigration, working class hopelessness, drug use, and so on, resulting in underdeveloped themes and an over-all jumbled plot. Because the film spread itself out so thinly, the climax was somewhat anti-climactic. Also, several characters were thrown in as an attempt to add philosphical insight (Ethan Hawke, Bruce Willis), but over-all, their roles were unnecessary, and because the film tried to tackle so many issues, these scenes should have been omitted to allow more room to develop main themes.
My second argument is that I hate movies that spell out everything for the audience. I am an intelligent film-goer...I get underlying themes. I hate being pandered to, and I really feel like this film did that too much. The most obvious example is when the college-aged activists attempt to free the cows, but are unsuccessful. Their following conversation is so insulting because they discuss everything the view should have realized in the actual scene. In my opinion, if you didnt get it by watching it, you really dont deserve to understand! Grow a brain!
I dont think its a waste of time or money. It was quite slow-moving and at some points just down-right boring, but its worth a look. It did influence the way I viewed the meat industry and I try to be pickier about what I eat, but yes, I was disappointed. Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  WHO EATS BUTTERED POPCORN?Posted: 1/14/2007A review of Fast Food Nation by directorbusiness0 WHAT A FLOP
MAKE A FILM SO THE AUDIENCE CAN ENJOY ALL THAT BUTTERED POPCORN!WHAT A JOKE
RE-TITLE THAT ONE...JUNK FOOD FILM
OR JUNK FOOD ACTING WITH ESAI MORALES WHO HIRED THAT GUY? Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  provokingPosted: 11/28/2006A review of Fast Food Nation by vegyzack wow....this really makes you think.....if you eat meat this should change your thinking....going without the meat is the only way to really fight back... Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful Do NOT go see this movie...Posted: 11/26/2006A review of Fast Food Nation by oscar_ozuna ...you will only be encouraging shameless producers and directors to do this again. This movie has to rank among the worst Ive ever seen. If it wasnt because I went with some friends I wouldve left very early on. I was initially interested because the trailers showed a completely different movie and I knew some of the actors were good. It is a real shame for emerging actors like the girl who plays the main character in Maria Full of Grace (where she did great), or the guy who plays the stranged teen in Little Miss Sunshine. It is clear that the movie was directed by a someone in a comma (a blind director can do a lot better, at least according to Woody Allen).
I feel cheated and it is movies like this that should make us think about the right of moviegoers to demand a refund, like in that south park episode, is a matter of principle. Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful Fast Food NationPosted: 11/19/2006A review of Fast Food Nation by Kirk444 Little to no substance. Very boring. I should have walked out like most others did soon after the movie started. I felt cheated. This is the worst movie I have seen. It is about even with the movie Open Waters. One star is actually generous. Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful View only for insomniaPosted: 11/18/2006A review of Fast Food Nation by travelroundworld I liked the premise of the movie from the trailers. Exposing what really happens in the production of the Americas favorite burger. It was working when the movie depicted the big corporations involved, the illegal worker abuse, as well as the hazardous and unhealthful handling of food product. Although executed with little passion or skill from the actors, it would have been enough to stay and finish watching. When the film went into the high school and college freshman activism, it became something of a Hillary Duff teeny boper sitcom. This part of the movie wasnt even hinted at in the trailers and yet garnered at least 50 percent of the movie. This movie was marketed as a cleaver exposure of the fast food industry. Instead it exposed how Hollywood can insult the intelect of the American public. This movie was so off target and outright childish I left halfway through it. It cost me 10.00 to get into it. I would now pay 50.00 to avoid it now that I know what a bad film it is. Shame on the producers for promoting it the way they did. Shame on the actors for their involvement and shoddy acting. Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful Fast Food NationPosted: 11/17/2006A review of Fast Food Nation by Anonymous Though admirable for the scope of its intent and the vicious social commentary infused throughout, Fast Food Nations presentation is as blandly tasteless as a hamburger would be during the extensive abattoir scene. Individually, many of the performances are solid and the lengthy cameos can be quite enjoyable, but overall the story never really knows where its going and when it finally finds its way, two unnecessary hours have passed. There will be those critics that hate this film and there will be those that praise Linklaters boldly controversial latest effort. I just happen to fall into the former category of moviegoers who prioritize entertainment value over the graphic mutilation of a dead cow......
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