Rotten
As entertaining as Super Size Me sometimes is, I'm not sure what Spurlock's escapade really accomplishes, except to emphasize that eating 5,000 calories a day, and exercising little, is bad for you.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Super Size Me
The first ever reality-based movie ... everything begins and ends in 30 days!
2004 · 1h 40m · PG-13
Documentary
Directed by
Morgan Spurlock
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Super Size Me
Overview
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
Director and cast
- Morgan Spurlock Director
- Morgan Spurlock as Self
- Daryl Isaacs as Self - Internal Medicine
- Lisa Ganjhu as Self - Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
- Stephen Siegel as Self - Cardiologist
- Bridget Bennett as Self - Nutritionist & Dietician
- Eric Rowley as Self - Exercise Physiologist
- Mark Fenton as Self - Former Editor: Walking Magazine
- Alexandra Jamieson as Self - Morgan's girlfriend & Vegan Chef
- John Banzhaf as Self - Law Professor, George Washington University
- David Satcher as Self - Former U.S. Surgeon General
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
A well-crafted comedy.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Entertaining and informative.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
Although Spurlock's movie is thought-provoking and downright funny, he doesn't exactly play fair.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Super Size Me can be frivolous and slightly smug, but it certainly puts the question of America's health squarely on the table -- and in a wonderfully entertaining way.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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