Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!

Super Size Me 2 does an excellent job of showing the highs and lows of the country's capitalist-driven farming industry.

Spurlock's comedic antics give way to a more serious, traditional docu-journalist approach as he looks into the immensely unbalanced dynamic between the Big Chicken corporations and the local American farmer...

Compared to the original, both the message and the messenger look more flawed. But stripped to its core, Super Size Me 2 answers those questions in a manner that still manages to leave you feeling shaken and, if not crispy, a little steamed.

It only skims the surface of the habitual human behavior Spurlock wishes to explore and exploit.

Like its predecessor, "Super Size Me 2" is largely entertaining, with audience enjoyment varying on their appetite for Spurlock's fun, smug shtick.

The movie is at its most engaging when examining the near-monopolies controlling chicken farmers in the United States.

With knowledge comes power and perhaps Spurlock's newest film can give us all the power to make better, more informed decisions.

Spurlock seems aware that his antics won't change much. His purpose here is simply to inform people, knowing full well the irony at the heart of his enterprise. Still, it's terrific viewing, often funny, sometimes scary.

As with the original Super and his many other documentaries, Spurlock peppers his narrative with plenty of humour, a dash of animation and some clever music choices.

Holy Chicken! has some ideas, and many of them are good, but it's driven by a director-star who constantly gets in his own way.