This film tells the stories of people who work in the fast food industry, including top management, store manager, cashier, and illegal workers in meat processing plants. "Fast Food Nation" isn't as interesting or funny as I thought it might be. The vast number of well known actors aren't really put to good use, as they mostly have very small roles. The stories they tell are not very interesting, with the exception of the migrant workers whose tough lives and harsh working conditions should evoke sympathy. The cashier's story is rather plain. It doesn't expose the horrors of the industry either, except in the final few minutes where they show what happens in an abattoir. If shock tactic is to be used, why leave it until the last few minutes? And slaughtering animals is not unique to the fast food industry. Hence, the augments against the fast food industry is weak and hardly convincing. "Super Size Me" does a way better job at alarming people while being entertaining. This film does neither. I frankly felt bored most of the time while watching "Fast Food Nation".

A look at the meat-industry from different points of views. We follow illegal immigrants who gets job at the meat-factory. We follow a PR-guy (greg) working for the fast-food chain selling the meat from the factory. We follow a family which have people working in the fast food chain. Also get a look into a group who's trying to expose the machinations of the meat-industry, and their desperation in trying to change the situation. The main word here is; chain. It's all connected. From the consumption of the happy family-buyers(MAIN CAUSE) to the illegal workforce to the disgusting feeding-pens spewing out toxic waste into our environment, one behavior creates the next(rain-forests for meat-production anyone?). And i won't forget the alien killing-floors, where these soon to be toxic, artery-choking, fattening, disease ridden,insulin-creating, adrenaline-antibiotic-manure-filled and devoid of all nourishment; future kids- meals are slaugthered...like they are cars being created on a production-line."Right now i can't think of anything more patriotic the violating the patriot act."But all that is needed is stop consuming(goes for any industry). But people are to lazy and ignorant for that("Idiocracy" anyone?). A little slow in it's places but overall a good movie with good acting. Cheers

Another reviewer said that the makers of this movie have lost a valuable opportunity. I completely agree with that opinion. This film is a disaster. The movie touches on important subjects in today's society (exploitation of Mexican immigrants, abusive US corporate power, the brutality of the meat industry, grass-root activism etc) but unfortunately it presents them in a shallow and dull way. The dialogues go nowhere and the events unfold with little sense of direction. The film doesn't even provide basic facts or data on the issues mentioned above. It's fiction that just doesn't bite. If you haven't seen this movie, I strongly suggest to avoid wasting 2 hours of your life on it. If you want to learn the facts of the fast food industry, you won't find any here.

This film takes a very serious book and tries to make it into a movie but in doing so seems to lose the focus of the issues it presents. That is because it goes into several issues. The main focus is the abuse of animals and workers in making burgers for consumption at America's Fast Food Restaurants. The burgers are supposed to be contaminated with animal droppings to put it nicely.The film looks at the illegal alien problem in America in that it shows meat plant workers being UN-documented folks who come across the border. It goes into some sexual & drug problems with a supervisor having his way with many of the women at his plant. Late in the movie it shows the killing room. The film presents an inept group of teens who nearly get themselves hurt trying to help the cows.Because of the number of issues presented, the film tends to lose focus and not present any of them effectively enough. The pace of the movie is something akin to watching an entire professional golf tournament. If your into the activity, you will stick it out. If your not, you will lose your focus too.After seeing this, I get the feeling the book which I have not read, might be a stronger plot. This is like Melba toast.