Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation

Do you want lies with that?

Inspired by author Eric Schlosser's New York Times best-seller of the same name, director Richard Linklater's ensemble drama examines the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food and features an all-star cast that includes Greg Kinnear, Ethan Hawke, Kris Kristofferson, Patricia Arquette, and Luis Guzman.

Catalina Sandino Moreno Wilmer Valderrama Ana Claudia Talancón Greg Kinnear Juan Carlos Serrán Armando Hernández Mitch Baker Patricia Arquette Kris Kristofferson Bruce Willis Ethan Hawke Avril Lavigne Aaron Himelstein Helen Merino Raquel Gavia Hugo Perez Esai Morales

BBC Films Participant Productions HanWay Films

drama thriller comedy documentary

116 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Ryan Preston

    Review by Ryan Preston ★

    The things I watch for Avril Lavigne...

  • AHAB

    Review by AHAB ★ 18

    Amalgamate all the states and rename the whole thing FAT CITY!!! AHAB FOR PRESIDENT/MILITARISTIC TYRANT!!!

    They don't care about you! They just want your money!

    What, are you new?

    Beating a fat, dead, lying horse with the documentary stick does not count as insight! Skip this. Unless you're a Michael Moore fan. If that's the case you'll probably love this gibbering foolishness with celebrities jammed into it.

  • Stephen Brown

    Review by Stephen Brown ★★★

    Engaging first half but then then it seems to unnecessarily drag on.

  • Richard Iliff

    Review by Richard Iliff ★★½

    Fast Food Nation is a hard to explain. I was expecting a "Super Size Me"-type satire, but instead it used the fast food industry almost as a metaphor for the crappy lives of the main characters...as well as dumping on the awful truths of the fast food industry. It was much like "Crash" with all of these storylines that aren't connected to each other very strongly, excect for their fast food jobs. One is a cashier at "Mickey's" (subtle), another is a lobbist for the same place, and one works in the slaughterhouse.

    The problem with this movie was it wasn't very good. I don't think it ever knew what it wanted to be (or the best way to adapt the book). The individual stories aren't that interesting, although I will admit it struck a chord with me in the final 5 minutes. Not that I would watch it again to get to this ending.

  • Michael

    Review by Michael ★★★★

    “Fast Food Nation” will nicht die Machenschaften der Fast Food Ketten kritisieren. Vielmehr ist der Film an Drama mit komödiantischen Einflüssen. Es stehen bei dem Film nicht die Machenschaften von Mickey’s im Vordergrund, sondern die Figuren. Ob es nun die junge Burgerverkäuferin ist, die einige familiäre Probleme hat oder ob das Schicksal der mexikanischen Einwanderer beleuchtet wird, der Film rückt immer den menschlichen Aspekt in den Mittelpunkt und hat mit dem Fast Food Hintergrund einen unverbrauchten Aufhänger gefunden.

    Wer sich “Fast Food Nation” anschaut, bekommt zu dem eine echte Überraschung präsentiert. Hollywoodgröße Bruce Willis (16 Blocks, Pulp Fiction) hat einen Auftritt, der sehr wichtig für den weiteren Verlauf der Story ist. Doch Willis spielt nicht die Hauptrolle im Film, die…

  • Tony Martin

    Review by Tony Martin ★★★½

    Richard Linklater dramatises Schlosser's book about foot tech and exploitation. Isn't so bad either, though the book's better.

  • Sphygmo

    Review by Sphygmo ★½

    The only Linklater film I found to be a truly poor effort. Very unfocused and preachy, flat out unenjoyable throughout.

  • Ben Trout

    Review by Ben Trout ★★★

    Innately chilling from start to finish (I saw Upton Sinclar's name volleyed about in reviews - and it seems just about right), but also admirable (there's a character who quits because selling fast food seems so "wrong" and "fake"), compelling (the monologues read by Hawke, Willis and Kristofferson are terrific) and, deeply flawed (that fatalistic arc that you can see coming a mile away really sinks almost all of the stories). There's always been a little shit in the meat.

  • Jared Wheeler

    Review by Jared Wheeler ★

    The marketing director for a major fast-food chain (Greg Kinnear) discovers that there are traces of fecal matter in their best-selling burger, and heads down to the supplier to investigate. What he discovers is a system of corruption and exploitation that includes everyone from local restaurant workers to slaughterhouse employees. The movie puts its ensemble cast (which includes Ethan Hawke, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Bruce Willis, Paul Dano and Avril Lavigne) to work illustrating the evils of capitalism and burger production, but mostly they just sermonize. There are loads of self-righteous speeches, which bog the movie down severely. Its heart may be in the right place, but the result is too preachy to be effective. Note to filmmakers: If you can’t get your point across naturally through the course of the story, a script rewrite may be in order.