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Fast Food Nation

Starring: Wilmer Valderrama, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Greg Kinnear, Luis Guzmán

Directed by: Richard Linklater

RS: 3of 4 Stars

This fictionalized adaptation of the best-selling book is an uneven affair. But when it works, it's a brilliant exposé of the horrors of industrialized food in America. The undeniably gross message is delivered by Bruce Willis, who explains that "there's always been a little shit in the meat." And by saving the slaughterhouse crucible for last, the filmmakers ensure the squeamish won't leave before a character must sort the kidney out of a cow's guts.