The premiere of âFast Food Nationâ drew a pretty random crowd of celebrities in Hollywood. And, thatâs just how I like itâŠ.random! Perhaps my personal favorite was Mindy Cohn (Natalie) or âFactâs of Life.â Now if only Mrs Garrett was there my day would be complete and donât even get me going on Tootie!
Ok, well most of this random crowd happens to be in the movie, but I am still trying to figure out the Mindy Cohn connection. While the book âFast Food Nationâ has received great reviews, the movie version isnât really living up to the hype of the book and isnât receiving the best reviews. Now, I havenât been to the movies since ET so I wonât have an opinion of this movie until someone tells me what I should think of it.
Hereâs one ladyâs review of the movie. Before you read it I must warn you, I donât understand over 55% of what she wrote, so donât ask me to interpret.
âBut the laid-back Linklater and co-scripter Schlosser are far too gentle, eschewing âagiprop,â concentrating, instead, on realistic dialogue and a deliberately unhurried approach, never pushing the unpalatable, subversive narrative with the caustic tone that a Robert Altman-helmed ensemble might take. So with many meat-safety issues still undetected, the nutritional value in question and the rampant consumption of junk food making American adolescents obese, on the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, âFast Food Nationâ is a timely, unappetizing 4 â illustrating the folly of unsavory consumption.â
Uh, what? 7 x 7 = 49?