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Important Information, Lackluster Wrapping, October 20, 2009
By lilsouth

"See this film for the content and be patient with the presentation. I went and saw this the day it opened in our town. I hope later showings had larger crowds -- my three daughers and I made up more than half the audience -- because this is a film everyone who eats needs to see.

However, be prepared to sit through some boring bits. It's a long film made longer by some lackluster moments. Having seen similar documentaries and read related books, I was familiar with the message although there were a number of things shown that I'd not heard about or read about previously or that were presented from a different angle. Very educational -- and disturbing.

I felt the filmmakers let a few segments drag on just a little too long with interviewees who didn'really hold my interest for long. And some points weren't emphasized strongly enough, such as the organic and buying local angles as important alternatives.

I would have liked to have seen more concise, emphatic action points -- things to do, steps to take -- for viewers at the end, through both speakers and bullet lists. I'm afraid too many (most) viewers might be shocked and appalled for a day or so, maybe skip McDonald's that day, but then slip too easily into indifference because the film doesn't have a strong call to action.

Yes, some might argue that they are simply putting the information out there to allow the viewer to come to their own conclusions, find there own way, but that's doing a disservice when this is an issue affecting everyone -- hurting everyone -- enslaving and killing everyone.

But overall, the subject of the film rises above any shortcomings in the filmmaking style.

See it. See it. See it. Get it in front of your family, your friends. Invite everyone over for a cookout with grass-fed beef or buffalo hamburger patties, organically grown local tomatoes and lettuce, organic ketchup without any GMO-laced corn syrup in it, and a big ol' glass of hormone-free milk. Show 'em what real food tastes like."

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