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73 out of 100

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7.1 out of 10

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  • Starring: Daryl Isaacs, Morgan Spurlock
  • Summary: Why are Americans so fat? Find out in Super Size Me, a tongue in-cheek - and burger in hand -- look at the legal, financial and physical costs of America's hunger for fast food. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    100
    A deliciously amusing socio-culinary prank.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Rick Kisonak
    60
    Beyond any contention is Morgan Spurlock's gift for metabolizing common knowledge into uncommonly entertaining cinema.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    30
    Insofar as one can distinguish the investigative research from the career move, this Sundance prizewinner is effective muckraking, but it lacks much of a political program apart from the message that we're poisoning ourselves.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 56
  3. Negative: 11 out of 56
  1. imthenoob
    10
    One of the best documentarys I have ever seen. Spurlock has shown us the side of fast food that none of us wanted to see and it worked out great in film form. A must see imo.… Expand
    • 0 of 4 users said yes
  2. spadenx
    5
    I thought it was decent but it simply proved what we all already knew - That fast food is bad for you. Morgan did a decent job at putting it into film but it simply wasnt that interesting.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. CooterPatooter
    1
    Start by being totally convinced of something and then try to invent an experiment to fit your preconceived notions... aka "exactly how NOT to conduct an experiment". Super Size Me fails at the most important level... the one where Spurlock is supposed to convince me that fast food is killing people. His weak concept involves him eating McDonald's food three times a day every day for a month and if asked, accepting the "super size" upgrade. In one scene he eats so much garbage food that he exceeds his stomach capacity and vomits. Then we're all supposed to be surprised and horrified that he (gasp!) gains weight. He mentions nothing about exercise, healthy snacking or other responsible living choices... just the same monotonous drone of "fast food kills... fast food kills..." He never seems phased by the fact that NOBODY eats freakin' McDonald's 84 TIMES A MONTH! Of course most McDonald's menu choices aren't healthy, but it's not intended to be a daily staple!!! As long as you consume it in responsible moderation, you wont gain an ounce. That's what RESPONSIBLE ADULTS do. If you don't want to eat fast food... then DON'T! And the irresponsible folks who can be saved from making bad food choices aren't going to be convinced by this halfassed production. The final joke comes at the very end when we're told that Spurlock's girlfriend (i think) is planning an entirely vegan menu to cleanse his body of the evil McDonald's effects. Yet another wild claim that's just assumed to be correct and isn't backed up by a shred of evidence, like the rest of this film. A mildly entertaining presentation of a completely bad experiment.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes

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