Super Size Me

USA 2003, 96 minutes
Dir. Morgan Spurlock
English
Rating: [M]
Genres: Documentary / Sociology

Aroview: Entertaining expose of the evils of 'fast food', in which the filmmaker uses himself as a human guinea-pig by embarking on a 30-day, all-McDonalds diet (with rather serious digestive consequences).

Using this straightforward gimmick and a funky, fast-paced style dir. Spurlock finds the perfect means to launch a convincing attack on the practices, ethics and products of the fast food industry. Very much the same recipe book as Michael Moore.

NZ International Film Festival 2004

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4 stars (Very Good) The reason McDonalds now serves salads on its menu! Spurlock's month long diet of eating nothing but Big Macs, fries and sugary drinks, all in the name of research, has devastating effects on his health. Doco making at its best. ~GenXGirl
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3 stars (Good Enough) Morgan Spurlock is a little too Michael Moore as he doggedly chases his original idea for super-sized life of McDonalds. You can't fault his determination or sacrifice, even if there is nothing particularly deep here. ~Tom H
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3 stars (Good Enough) The originality of the approach for one thing makes it memorable. ~Tubbs