Fast Food Nation

** Stars

Based on the best selling novel by Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation is an examination of how the most popular product in America is destroying how we live personally and physically. The filmmakers are obviously passionate about this subject and their intentions serve a purpose, however as a film, I could not have possibly cared less. This seems to be a recurring problem today in films: The concept of a movie is brilliant, but the execution is lame.

In 2004, the documentary Super Size Me was a brilliant attack on the food industry. After the success of this film, it would be hard to match its caliber. Fast Food Nation does just that, failing to give an impact necessary for this kind of film.

This is the story of fast food and how the food industry has triggered how our society works. Greg Kinnear plays a marketing executive who find out the truth in meat. Bruce Willis shows up and talks about how America should face that fact that the world is not perfect and it is acceptable that there is actual s*** in the meat we eat. Seeing a big star like Willis is a distraction to the story and it is horribly miscast. The film tries to examine who is actually handling our food, how the food is marketed, and what is really in the meat. The food is fueling an epidemic of obesity and separating the rich and poor. These are all very important factors seen in this film. But to the extent, I don't care. The film is overlong, stressing how we should all become full out vegetarians.