The film is best when it casually exploits its ingenious premise.
To be sure, the film is far from perfect. Some of the talking heads seem a bit unnecessary, although an appearance by Ralph Nader makes for a lovely gag at the very end. Also, mixed in with Spurlock's most hilarious moments are long, insipid passages of him whining about selling out.
But the film proves to be surprisingly balanced.
That he doesn't try to draw any easy conclusions from his experiment is absolutely consistent with the experiment's tone. The entire film is built on puzzle-box ambiguity, and while it may not be the greatest movie ever sold, it's not too shabby either. Read More
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