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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA deliciously amusing socio-culinary prank.
- 90Film ThreatFilm ThreatHilarious and often terrifying look at the effects of fast food on the human body.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt’s one of the blackest comedies to hit the screen since Dr. Strangelove. Spurlock proves himself a supersize talent; he makes you choke on every laugh.
- 88Chicago TribuneMark CaroChicago TribuneMark CaroThe movie is zippy, laugh-out-loud funny, persuasive and at times horrifying, as Spurlock undergoes his unpleasant changes with good humor and bad tummy aches.
- 80Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimSometimes exerts the gross-out fascination of reality TV's muckier specimens--its arc suggests a slow-motion "Fear Factor," or "Extreme Makeover" in reverse.
- 80The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinSpurlock's film proves yet again that the phrase "crowd-pleasing documentary" doesn't have to be an oxymoron.
- 80L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe speed with which a healthy, relatively young stud can morph into a tub of lard is as horrifying as it is entertaining to watch.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe results are as entertaining as they are sobering.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyPrimarily humorous in a believe-it-or-not fashion.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerSpurlock's movie is an attack on our eating habits, but it's also a prime example of an all-American sport--making a spectacle of oneself for fun and profit. Spurlock, you'll be surprised to learn, is developing a TV spinoff, with himself as host.