FAST FOOD NATION

Martin Spurlock is still the king of fast food impact info in the movies. Not a documentary, but rather a poli-social tramedgy, yes, tramedy, Fast Food Nation takes you on a broad journey into the production of burger patties and the Mexican immigrant journey to the US. Tramedy is a tragedy, drama and comedy all in one. It is neither overly dominant by any of the three. There is comedy, we laugh because of the outrageousness of some of what people will do. It is drama because it is about the lives of people whose lives are connected to the industry. and ultimately, it is a tragedy because of what happens to them and the animals that end up in our food.
Based on the non-fiction book, Fast Food Nation, the film version has roles for a number of well known celebrities and actors, such as Avril Lavigne, Bruce Willis, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke and more. What is fresh about this cast is that none of them take over the film at all, in fact, you forget who most if not all of them are in real life, and that is a real treat. There are actors you will see on screen, and no matter what, you will never think of them as their character, but as the actor, which would be distracting.
If you are looking for a film to change your eating habits, go rent Supersize Me and watch it. Watch it again if you've already seen it, because that has a bigger impact on our lives, because it deals more directly with our own lives. We know cows get slaughtered, we know how dangerous the workplace can get, but like Greg Kinnar's character, we are quite likely to turn the turn way. It gets personal when we see someone puke from McDonald's. Nobody wants to puke.
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