Cemre T A lot of problems like migration, the real face of the fast food industry, the way they treat animals, work accidents, people using methamphetamine etc. were mentioned during movie. But these problems could have been shown more detailed. Thinking of the basis of the characters, it was really insufficient. It could be a better movie but it's still worth to see to gain a point of view about what really goes on till we have our fast food meal.

tdrish Richard Linklater, just like David Cronenberg ( Existenze, Videodrome ) is not afraid at all of trying something new and different, and he seems to do it with surprisingly great results. In Fast Food Nation, the cover is fully blown on the issues with, well, fast food. The movie has a perfect blend of dark humor, as well as an emotional element that is missing from other films that have tried to explore this genre. It is funny, witty, smart, and even gets pretty graphic towards the end. Illegal activity is involved. The process that they have to go through to get that burger in your belly, well, let's just say it's not a pretty sight or thought. It is a very disturbing look into the fast food nation that America lives in today, and it may cause you to think twice before you order that next sandwich. In my opinion, all the issues with the fast food industry are touched in this amazingly crafted film: the illegals that accept money under the table to perform a job that is robbed from an average American just to save a pretty penny, as well as how the food is prepared. It explores the attitudes of the employees, it boldly goes into the jaw dropping "secret ingredient" of the hamburgers that are prepared for us to eat, and it even involves a safety incident that could have been prevented from getting an employee seriously injured. Fast Food Nation is not designed to be a comedy, although the humor is unquestionably there. It is a very serious film, it should be handled to the viewer as a serious matter, or you may not 'get it'. ( Spoiler follows, quit reading if you do not want it revealed ) For very sensitive viewers, I would not recommend the last fifteen minutes of the film, as it does include possibly REAL footage of animals being slaughtered for the satisfaction of our lunch at work. Fast Food Nation is a great movie for those who dare to know the truth.

originalbadguy However, I am one of the 5-10% it won't. I have worked 15 years in the food service industry, 12 of it in fast food. The entire movie seems to center on it. From personal experience, restraunts go for the lowest food cost. There lies the meat packing plant using "undocumented workers" Also the interactions in the restaurant, I forget the name. I have heard the rob the store conversation three times in 12 years. Twice attempted, and one time successful. This movie really does not even scratch the surface of the fast food industry. If the average person really knew what goes on, unseen to the customer, you would never walk into one again. However it is mildly entertaining, but I know what really goes on.

Mike B This film gets an 'A' for being unique and original; I have not seen a movie like this one before. It does authentically capture a sense of the wryness and mundaneness of life in America (ubiquitous fast foods, hotels, super hi-ways, super-farms... ) It also captures people trying to find a way out.There are three groups of these in the movie - the executives, the migrants and the cashiers. The story revolves around these three.In brief the executives (Greg Kinnear) try to find out what is going on with the food they are making and selling. It is obvious they have little control and idea of what that entails - aside from the 40 cents per pound. This is the most chilling part of the story, particularly the conversations with Bruce Willis and Kris Kristofferson. The migrants (imported Mexicain workers)process the cattle and the cashiers sell us the burgers.If you are expecting a coalescing of these three groups featured in movies like Crash and Pulp Fiction - well there isn't any - and I feel the movie is stronger for avoiding this convergence gimmick. However the film is meandering with a lot of conversations - most work, but some just seem like a lot of babbling. What is the point of this uncle talking with his niece - the cashier? We already know she doesn't want to work the cash for the rest of her life - it's overkill to have a 10 minute conversation between uncle, niece and her brain-dead mother to tell us this.