Featured Audience Ratings

• Spencer S

  
  No matter what I can at least say with certainty that this documentary has changed the way I view health and juice fasts. Getting that out of the way, I have a couple of problems with this film. For one, the director of the film has never directed anything else in his life, and he is… More
  No matter what I can at least say with certainty that this documentary has changed the way I view health and juice fasts. Getting that out of the way, I have a couple of problems with this film. For one, the director of the film has never directed anything else in his life, and he is in fact a highly paid executive. That doesn't take away from his sincerity or the film's actual usefulness as a means to educate. My main problem, I would have to say, is Cross' ignorance and the fact that he doesn't understand what the audience wants to see. The film includes completely stupid and cheesy animation, and a large chunk of it is about himself and his own struggle with weight. Cross isn't all too interesting, though his interviews with the American people really brought about a sense of community and showed that everyone struggles with willpower. Cross also blindly limits the means of obesity to willpower though, which is ignoring the state of the American economy and health care system in this country. It seems that he was simply trying to emulate Super Size Me's message by showing the alternative to a fast food diet. If he hadn't stumbled upon Phil Staples and got him to join his crusade for juicing, this movie would be completely flat and pointless. Phil humanizes the film, because he was a very large individual with bad eating habits and a sedentary job as a truck driver. He had a hard life and turned to food, and he was human and likable compared to Cross' blunt and unlikable presence onscreen. I would even have liked to see Phil further down the line, and let off of Cross for a bit so that could have been accomplished. It really changes the way you look at nutrition, but I'm not going out to preach this involuntary commercial for juicers anytime soon.

• EightThirty .

  
  23/02/2012 (ONLINE)

• Nicki M

  
  Inspired me to want to buy a juicer and start living off fruit and veg juice! That lasted a whole day until I thought about no coffee and no actual food! All the same, this is a movie that really inspires you to look at your diet and think about any prescription medications you may… More
  Inspired me to want to buy a juicer and start living off fruit and veg juice! That lasted a whole day until I thought about no coffee and no actual food! All the same, this is a movie that really inspires you to look at your diet and think about any prescription medications you may be using which are treating symptoms instead of cause. I found it quite interesting and really admired how this guy found the willpower and determination and then went on to help and inspire others.

• Chris B

  
  As a film documentary it's cliched and offers nothing new or creative, as an awareness method about the American diet and the way we treat our bodies it is an eye opener. While juicing might not be right for everyone it most certainly makes you analyze and try to fix what you… More
  As a film documentary it's cliched and offers nothing new or creative, as an awareness method about the American diet and the way we treat our bodies it is an eye opener. While juicing might not be right for everyone it most certainly makes you analyze and try to fix what you put in. The film details Joe Cross and his journey from 310 pounds and pumped full of medications to a 200 pound healthy and active guy. After this transformation Joe also helps another man he met in the United States who has the same medical condition as he used to and helps him lose over 250 pounds as well! The film is very human and quite emotional, especially when we meet Phil (the truck driver) and see how lonely and miserable he is. Overall the documentary is one worth watching and more importantly acting upon!