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80 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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  • Starring: Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan
  • Summary: In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli--the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farm's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joe Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising -- and often shocking truths -- about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here. (Magnolia Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    100
    It's not a pretty picture. But Food, Inc. is an essential one.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Amy Binacolli
    100
    A mind-boggling, heart-rending, stomach-churning expose on the food industry.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    The movie offers very little that food radicals don't already know.

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  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
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  1. rodericrinehart
    10
    If I could have anyone watch one movie, this would be it. There is nothing in the world actually more important than food, and this documentary shows all the evils of big corporations, Monsanto, high fructose corn syrup, and the modern Western diet. In the wake of these evils, we have seen obesity, diabetes, and cancer skyrocket. If you view this movie with an actual open mind, you will never shop the same again.… Expand
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  2. MMMM
    10
    Excellent yet disturbing look at the food industry - makes you question more how your food got to your plate, and makes you want to do something to improve it. I lost five pounds after watching it and eating more natural foods - I called it the "Food Inc" diet.… Expand
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  3. MCJ.
    5
    I was disappointed by this film. While it served as good viewing for people already familiar with Pollan and Schlosserhberg's writing on the subject, it was too disjointed for people new to the concepts to follow. I had hoped that this might have the same impact as Michael Moore's "Sicko" or Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth." Oh well.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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