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Super Size Me
By Lee Tistaert Published May 9, 2004
US Release: May 7, 2004
Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
PG-13
Running Time: 98 minutes
Domestic Box Office: $11,529,000
Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
PG-13
Running Time: 98 minutes
Domestic Box Office: $11,529,000
B
10 of 120
My hope is that moviegoers not only discover this documentary, but that Spurlock finds a passion for this filmmaking territory, as he shows great potential to take on any subject out there.
In the new documentary, Super Size Me, 33-year old Morgan Spurlock takes a McDonald?s binge for thirty days straight to experiment with health hazards. For thirty days, he must eat and drink whatever is on their menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with no substitutes. His intent was to see how dangerous such a diet can be, especially since worldwide most people consume their meals more than once a week, and some every day. We follow along on his gut-wrenching adventure, in what is a quite funny and very enlightening film.
Morgan Spurlock, who anchors the documentary and directed the feature, has the kind of screen presence that you really want to see again in the future. He has the easygoing, easy to listen to quality that documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has established, but with more of a fun sense of humor about his material, and doesn?t have the fearless, aggressive approach that Moore has (and I mean that in a good way).
As Spurlock ventures to McDonald?s locations and professionals across the nation to gain information on obesity and why we are addicted to fast food, our eyes our opened to how truly disgusting some of the things we graciously eat are. Mind you, this feature may not be for the weak-stomached, as while it?s not downright raunchy, some of the material may bother some people ? but then again, you also have to realize that it?s a big wake-up call to our reality.
Super Size Me manages to make you hesitant about your next trip to McDonald?s, or any venue offering meals that are hazardous toward your health but which we love to consume anyway. Through the aftermath of Spurlock?s experiment, we grow an insight to how many other people feel everyday given their dangerous diet, and what it possibly means for the future of the world.
The effect is grand enough, dare I say it, that I wonder what would happen if Spurlock or another brave filmmaking soul were to experiment with cigarette addiction. My hope is that moviegoers not only discover this documentary, but that Spurlock finds a passion for this filmmaking territory, as he shows great potential to take on any subject out there.
Morgan Spurlock, who anchors the documentary and directed the feature, has the kind of screen presence that you really want to see again in the future. He has the easygoing, easy to listen to quality that documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has established, but with more of a fun sense of humor about his material, and doesn?t have the fearless, aggressive approach that Moore has (and I mean that in a good way).
As Spurlock ventures to McDonald?s locations and professionals across the nation to gain information on obesity and why we are addicted to fast food, our eyes our opened to how truly disgusting some of the things we graciously eat are. Mind you, this feature may not be for the weak-stomached, as while it?s not downright raunchy, some of the material may bother some people ? but then again, you also have to realize that it?s a big wake-up call to our reality.
Super Size Me manages to make you hesitant about your next trip to McDonald?s, or any venue offering meals that are hazardous toward your health but which we love to consume anyway. Through the aftermath of Spurlock?s experiment, we grow an insight to how many other people feel everyday given their dangerous diet, and what it possibly means for the future of the world.
The effect is grand enough, dare I say it, that I wonder what would happen if Spurlock or another brave filmmaking soul were to experiment with cigarette addiction. My hope is that moviegoers not only discover this documentary, but that Spurlock finds a passion for this filmmaking territory, as he shows great potential to take on any subject out there.
Lee's Grade: B
Ranked #10 of 120 between Team America (#9) and Manchurian Candidate (#11) for 2004 movies.
Ranked #10 of 120 between Team America (#9) and Manchurian Candidate (#11) for 2004 movies.
Lee's Overall Grading: 3025 graded movies
| A | 0.4% | |
| B | 30.0% | |
| C | 61.7% | |
| D | 8.0% | |
| F | 0.0% |
