Review of Fast Food Nation (2006) by Maggie A — 04 Jun 2008

A pretty powerful movie that made me want not want to eat red meat ever again.

This review of Fast Food Nation (2006) was written by Maggie A on 04 Jun 2008.

Fast Food Nation has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 26 Sep 2016

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…

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By Leonard D (636) on 22 Sep 2017

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By Derek L (319) on 31 Jul 2012

Very very interesting but I have been told the book is way better... onto that…

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By Chad D (886) on 07 Apr 2012

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By Bill M (1,080) on 06 Feb 2013

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By Siriporn P (103) on 27 Feb 2012

U will never want to eat in a fast food place again…

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By Luke Goodsell (126) for Empire Magazine Australasia (200) on 07 Nov 2012

This is a considered film that lacks the immediacy of a blunt message like the more simplistic Super Size Me, or the punchy, smokescreen climax…

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By Alex R (2,581) on 20 May 2012

Hard hitting, but too complex to be memorable. It does make me never want to eat a fast food burger again…

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By Jess L (793) on 06 Feb 2013

An interesting and thought provoking film…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 27 Nov 2012

It was interesting, but I was a bit disappointed, because it lacked a bit of the Richard Linklater magic touch…

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