Reviews

Morgan Spurlock does a great job producing and appearing in this film -it really is good - disturbing but very funny also. I watched it twice through and made my wife watch it(she doesn't normally like this kind of film but even she liked it). A merciless inward look at one aspect of American society - although we in Europe should not be too smug as the phenomenon is spreading (literally). It is an inspired idea and the final product is better and more believable than the other two docu-films of this genre that I have seen (both by Micheal Moore - Fahrenheit 911 and Bowling for Columbine). Spurlock is a more appealing character than Moore as he seems less politicised. He starts off by actually liking McD's and states that he doesn't agree with the law suits against them by people that got fat.

There are some great characters. The huge French woman who seemed to be criticising the size of the drinks in the US. Even the doctors made me laugh. The guy who had eaten nearly 20,00 Big Macs was my personal favourite - especially when he said that someone had bet him $5 to eat a Whopper - he ate the Whopper and bought three Big Macs with the 5 bucks! His Beatles haircut and glasses were superb. Proof that fact is stranger (and funnier) than fiction. He wasn't really fat though which is a bit suspicious ! If I had a criticism, it would be that the operational scenes were a bit long, disgusting and gratuitous, but the film does set out to shock as well as to amuse and entertain and if you rent it you can always fast forward this bit.

Really good stuff - I haven't been to a Mac Shack since seeing this one.

This isn't a bad film at all. Scott puts in a very good performance as Patton and effectively explores the complex nature of the generals character.The film is well made and put together and the cinematography is good - good battle scenes from the desert plains of North Africa to wintry northern France - it is all well done. Some great scenes that show the complex nature of Pattons character (slapping the soldier, drinking with the Russian, shooting the donkey). There are the usual Hollywood stereotypes - Montgomery's character is very one dimensional - its a wonder we ever won the war with generals who were so pompous, posh and self centered - good job we had Patton to win it single handedly for us! Overall a decent film.

I liked this film. Good story, some good characterisation and very good cinematography and location filming. But why does it have to be so Hollywood? Michael Douglas overacts and is unconvincing as the all American hero who comes to save everyone (perhaps someone told him he was playing Wyatt Earp in a western). The English are always portrayed as the bad guys or get the unattractive characters. Did you see that guys haircut at the end ? (he looked like a cross between Oliver Hardy and Adolf Hitler). Maybe one day we can have an English actor playing an appealing English character rather than a fat, arrogant, colonialist (Beaumonts character was way over the top). Val Kilmer is not too bad, but if the character is Irish why can't we have an Irish actor. Then maybe the accent will be right. Sounds like I hated this film, I didn't - it was good but it could have been great.