Fat Head

2009

Documentary

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 77%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 2141 2.1K

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Plot summary

A comedian replies to the "Super Size Me" crowd by losing weight on a fast-food diet while demonstrating that almost everything you think you know about the obesity "epidemic" and healthy eating is wrong.

Director

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Tom Naughton

Top cast

Al Sears Photo
Al Sears as Self - Director, Wellness Research Foundation
Eric Oliver Photo
Eric Oliver as Self - University of Chicago
Eric Feit Photo
Eric Feit as Self
Mary Dan Eades Photo
Mary Dan Eades as Self
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1 hr 46 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by nillocsivad 8 / 10

A great movie on why so many dieters fail

I'm going to start off by saying that the only reasons I give this movie an 8/10 and not a 10/10 are the sometimes overly corny and personal nature of the rhetoric. By personal I refer to how much this movie makes fun of individuals such as Spurlock (Super Size Me) and The Guy from CSPI (hehe).With that aside, I have to say this an AMAZING movie. First of all, each negative review I have seen so far misses the point of this movie or simply criticizes it for its low budget nature.What they do not admit is that, although it is a bit unprofessional to criticize him and others in such a personal fashion, Spurlock had it all coming. This movie clearing demonstrates that Spurlock's entire Super Size Me movie was a sham, was not only designed to prove a point, but was also highly deceitful.I'm a big supporter of low carb dieting. Now before the reader gets ahead of me, I'm not suggesting you survive on steak and eggs alone. As the movie CLEARLY states, this would be unhealthy. The movie clearly argues in favor of controlling carb intake while maintaining healthy intake of fruits and vegetables. As well, I am not a low carb zealot. As an athlete and someone who takes a deep personal interest in diet, I understand that carbs have their place. However, most people I come across consume massively more carbs than what's appropriate. The movie correctly targets sedentary lifestyle, sugars, and snacking as being major culprits in fat problems.On top of this, it does an exemplary job of busting the cholesterol, saturated fat, and low fat myths. One or more reviews I read complained that this movie ignores other aspects of a healthy diet beyond cardiovascular disease. That wasn't the focus of this movie, and by the very nature of it being a movie it must be limited in scope. What these reviewers don't mention is that low/moderate carb (100g give or take depending on activity level and goals) diets with plenty of fruit and vegetable intake have been shown to improve all markers of health, from blood pressure to cancer, stroke, arthritis, diabetes, you name it.I find it sad that each review criticized the presentation methods or subjective opinion on the movie's humorous quality without addressing how incredibly scientifically and nutritionally insightful it is.This movie presents a plethora of dietary information that is largely unknown by today's population and does so in a (personally speaking) entertaining fashion. For that I give it 8 stars, and will try and get everyone I know to watch it. If you're reading this and are not sure if you should watch it, just watch it, listen with an open mind, and research the points it makes on your own. You will not be disappointed.
Reviewed by MidwestMike 7 / 10

A reasonable rebuttal to "Super Size Me"

Reviewed by planktonrules 6 / 10

While the film has some good points, its cheapness really impairs the overall experience.

While I think "Fat Head" is a very flawed film, I do recommend you watch it. It has many good points to make and makes you think...too bad the film is so ugly to look at and uneven that you might not bother watching the movie to its conclusion. Watch it...even if it is really ugly and could have used some work.When the film begins, the filmmaker (Tom Naughton) brings up some possible inconsistencies behind Morgan Spurlock's film "Super Size Me". I really wish Naughton hadn't piggybacked on Spurlock's film, however, as although I agreed that Spurlock wasn't particularly fair in how he conducted his 'experiment', focusing all this energy against Spurlock seemed to deflect from THE most important message in "Fat Head"--that many of our dietary assumptions are wrong! Various experts throughout the film made convincing arguments that animal fats are NOT bad and should make up much of our diet. And, interestingly, the US government food pyramid we all followed for so long (which recommended consumption of HUGE amounts of grains) actually have made us fatter and less fit. But, focusing so much on Spurlock was done, most likely, for marketing reasons. As a result, the film seemed a bit ill-focused.Despite these complaints, my biggest ones are because the film looks very amateurish. The graphics look incredibly cheap and ugly--really, really, really ugly. So, while Naughton is making some good points, he's doing it with graphics which would embarrass most viewers. Plus, sometimes Naughton made wonderful jokes and observations--and other times, he missed the mark and having some outsiders help him polish the film would have really helped.The bottom line is that Tom Naughton has a lot of talent and made some wonderful observations. But, he simply needs polish and better direction. So, if he could perhaps work WITH A TEAM, the results would look so much better instead of looking more like a YouTube post than a movie. There's a lot to it....and try to look past its deficits.
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