![]() ![]() ![]() The film starts out with Joe, an Australian who travels to the United States for a 60 day juice fast. This is sort of 2 stories in 1 movie (documentary). It is uplifting and offers actual answers. I kind of feel compelled to write a review for this movie. ![]() Postscript, August 2012: After losing another 9 pounds, I've settled in at my college weight from forty years ago, and after my initial fanaticism wore off, I've probably settled in at 8 servings a day. And I had known this was the correct thing to do for years: I was just never motivated to do it. from which I've just returned! Postscript, June: While I haven't done the "reboot" Joe advocates in this film, I've been inspired to go from eating about 3 servings of fruits and vegetables a day to about 10, and I've lost 9 pounds without trying (since the healthy food is replacing sweet and salty snacks). Note: this review includes some information provided by Joe Cross during the Q&A following an advance screening. This earns 9/10 simply as film - and gains a final star because the story it tells is so important. You can think of SUPER-SIZE ME as the statement of the problem if there's any justice this film will be just as successful as a proposal of one possible solution. but this film is good enough that it has a real shot. Of course, the odds are against anything becoming a cultural phenomenon, against anything being that influential. Cross has stated that his goal with this film is to ultimately increase that 5% for fruits and vegetables to 10%. The result is a documentary that manages to keep the personal and intimate tone of a self-motivated and financed project while being unfailingly entertaining, thanks to state-of-the-art storytelling. After shooting 500 hours of footage, director and subject Joe Cross enlisted Kurt Engfehr as co-writer and Chris Seward as co-editor - both have worked with Michael Moore. (In fact, it's thrillingly inspirational, with a twist I won't reveal even if the summary above does.) But FAST, SICK AND NEARLY DEAD takes it a step further. Framed as the story of a man who, by temporarily pushing that 5% all the way to 100%, not only lost a ton of weight, but apparently cured himself of autoimmune disorder - well, that sounds inspirational and hence eminently watchable. A documentary which attempts to convince us that that low percentage is all but killing us - that sounds like it might be somewhat of a slog. The average American devotes just 5% of their diet to fruits and vegetables. ![]()
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