Ignorant Movie Review:  Fast Food Nation

Response to title:  My non-genetic sister forced this book on me several years ago and I loved it, but not once did I think, "this should be a movie!"  I think I'm more intrigued by the fact that it has been made into a movie, than by the prospect of the movie itself.

Response to curbside poster:  Excellent use of symbols:  a hamburger and an American flag.  America's claim = easy consumption.

Response post-credits:  As I was walking to the Capitol Theater my aforementioned sister called and let slip that this film is not the nonfictional documentary film I was expecting.   Instead, the movie is more akin to a joined series of fictional plotted vignettes narratively following the true stories publicized by the book.  I think the results are so-so.  The story is cohesive; Luis Guzmán excluded, the acting is not as good as I would expect (I blame a less than stellar script); the antipodean use of white as a symbol of corruption is tasteful and not over the top; the cattle herd as humanity metaphor is tired.  I wouldn't recommend the movie for families, but overall it's a good watch.

Rating: 3.25 out of 5 Oly Stubbies.