Please don't spend money on this.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I recommend this movie to kids and adults because it is an extremely important concept to understand and become aware of, that many probably don't even know. There are so many individuals who are considered overweight or obese because he or she doesn't realize that the added sugar is what is doing a big part of the harm. I liked the movie a lot because it talks about a crucial concept dealing with obesity that most people do not know, it enhances on what to do in order to stay healthy, and it interviews individuals who are personally struggling with obesity. This movie helps to affect other people and show them how unhealthy this added sugar and these processed food companies really are. I highly suggest this documentary to anyone. Sugar is a lot worse than many people even think, and "Fed Up" is a movie that proves this statement.

One can talk politics and debate on which side to blame for the obesity epidemic. This is definitely a politically slanted documentary, but that should not dissuade a discerning critically-eyed reviewer. Whether it's the consumer, corporations or government, the documentary makes a cogent case that there needs to be significant changes in our society and our personal lives.The comparison between cigarettes in the 1950's and sugary foods today is undeniably spot on. With an ongoing marijuana vs alcohol debate, it's also fair game to ask, why exactly do we prohibit kids from consuming one unhealthy addictive cigarettes but practically encourage them to consumer unhealthy addictive junk food? It's a documentary ahead of its time.

Viewers of AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, produced by the same time, should know what to expect from FED UP.Stating its case baldly with support from a variety of experts, Stephanie Soechtig's film argues that the contemporary obesity epidemic is almost entirely attributable to the food industry. Prevented by public opinion from selling full-fat products, they have increased sugar levels instead, and purposely withheld the information from consumers. They purposely set out to hoodwink customers but promising them a healthy lifestyle by purchasing foods that are manifestly un-healthy. Add to this a conscious attempt to attract children's attention by aggressively promoting fast food products, and one can understand why a significant proportion of the American population suffers from excessive fat levels.The only snag with this film is an essential uncertainty of tone. It begins by arguing that the current obsession with losing weight through exercise and "healthy" eating is nothing more than a strategy perpetrated by the food industry to escape responsibility for its actions. In other words, it shifts attention away from the real problem on to something peripheral. Then, after about a third of the film, our attention shifts to a group of children, all of whom are overweight. The documentary claims that they have been deliberately lured into buying unhealthy foods through advertising, and for this the food industry should be held accountable.The credits end with a list of those who refused to be interviewed for the documentary, almost as it their silence proves their incipient guilt. If food industry representatives had put their case, the filmmakers imply, then perhaps they might have defended themselves.FED UP makes for entertaining viewing, but whether it argues a persuasive case is moot. By demonizing the food industry, it simply rehearses a rhetorical strategy that could be applied to any capitalist enterprise - tobacco, pharmaceuticals, health care provision, or selling arms to rogue states. In the end we begin to notice the conscious bias in the argument rather than accepting the veracity of the case it makes, which rather defeats the object of the exercise.

Finally watched the documentary "Fed Up", and I must say that it's thought provoking and earth revealing of just how serious and dangerous the food and obesity problem has became for our nation. Narrated by Katie Couric this film proves that for years the food industry and federal government has been leading us in the wrong direction and our diets are killing us. This film shows a 30 year span of misdirection and bad choices of the government and food industry that scams our children thru advertising and school choice as they become fatter and fatter. Also you see interviews by top doctor's and political people and health experts who give their take on why eating has became such a health crisis. Plus the film follows fat kids and overweight families who continue to struggle with weight despite eating right and exercising. Yet the answer to the problem all lies in the sugar! Food companies have cut out fat yet they added sugar that's the toxic substance that we all love yet it kills us all. As experts say despite cutting calories when sugar is still present it doesn't matter you don't lose weight! And the film states the truth of how federal government is tied into the food industry and will lobby bad food into the local schools of kids and thru TV the advertising sells to kids a sugar taste it's a money making machine that's addictive to the brain. Overall this film is an important watch it's one battle that's gonna be tough to fight, so get "Fed Up" and be ready to fight.