Ethan Hawke, Greg Kinnear, Luis Guzman
A fictionalized thriller inspired by Eric Schlosser's bestselling nonfiction expose of junk food companies. The story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of maver...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2007
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May 17, 2008"I can definitely see where director and co-writer Richard Linklater is coming from with Fast Food Nation. You can empathize with its characters and what they're struggling for/against and you can absolutely agree with what he's trying to say is wrong but after the film was ov...( read more)
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April 5, 2008Meat factories are gross. Duh. Yet somehow they made a movie about it, and tried to do some character development which ended up just wasting my time.
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March 21, 2008I had a really difficult time trying to decide how I feel about Fast Food Nation. In the end I decided to give at a 2.5 because as good as some of it is it can't really overcome it's flaws.
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February 9, 2008I don't eat that crap anyway. Good movie to show some of the realities. I also liked the "Meatrix" in the special features.
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February 6, 2008if you're not a vegetarian, you will be after watching this, great, highly recommended
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October 18, 2009Muy interesante y con buenas colaboraciones. Me hizo plantearme el hacerme vegetariana je.
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October 17, 2009It's not entertaining, seeing what kind of things we eat.
But it deserves to be seen by everyone.
Strange; a good movie with A. Lavigne in it.
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September 27, 2009We always knew this was going on in the fast food industry anyway.....no surprises from this film
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Critic Reviews
November 25, 2006
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
November 19, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim
Our advice - if you do feel compelled to hit the mall to see this movie, don't go out to eat afterwards. full review
November 18, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
To a degree, Fast Food Nation gets the job done, not least because of a harrowing section, late in the film, made up of actual slaughterhouse footage. full review
November 17, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Where's the beef? There is no tasty nutritious plot to chew on, merely lots of cheap info McNuggets meant to be gulped down quickly without thinking too much. full review
November 17, 2006
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A rambling but potent ensemble piece. full review
November 16, 2006
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The film adaptation of Eric Schlossers best-selling book is far too rich and complicated to be understood as a simple, high-minded polemic. full review
November 16, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Effectively balanced between the nonfiction muckraking of Eric Schlosser's bestselling exposé and the loosely structured character drama of Richard Linklater's adaptation, the film is fascinating food... full review
November 13, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
It's less an expose of junk-food culture than a human drama, sprinkled with sly, provoking wit, about how that culture defines how we live. full review
November 13, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Fast Food Nation gives you much to chew on and much to expel, but at least you'll be sick for a healthy cause. full review
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May 16, 2007I myself have been a vegetarian for over a year now. This movie just, to me is amazing. It made me cry, at the end, when they showed the cow being slaughtered. I think this movie just is.. unexplainable. It pretty much has also made me not want to eat food from fast food resturants. Its just a really interesting mind boggling movie.
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April 5, 2007This movie was good, very disturbing, but yet very real. It really makes you think of the meat you are eating, and how cruel some people can be just to make a dollar!
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March 7, 2007ech.
made me sick.
their hearts were in the right place....
but..... a little too political for me.....
and far too graphic.
and dont get me wrong, sometimes, thats what we need.
but... ech.
I'm already a vegetarian, what more do you want from me?! -
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November 17, 2006Apparently the book that this is based on has caused alot of people to stop eating meat, so I think it's something I want to see. And I think I'll check out that book, too.
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