High praise indeed. Liberal movie reviewer Manohla Dargis [1] calls the upcoming "Fast Food Nation" (based on Eric Schlosser's book) "the most essential political film from an American director since Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11,'" notes Victorino Matus in his Weekly Standard review (subscription required [2]) ofanother book about food. The official website for "Fast Food Nation"prominently features [3]Dargis' blurb.
Dargis has defended [4]Moore's fact-free "documentary" before, like she did two years ago in a harsh negative review of a counter-documentary: "A didactic screed that has all the verve of a PowerPoint presentation and all the subtlety of a Homeland Security red alert, 'Celsius 41.11' is finally interesting only because it represents another unconvincing effort on the part of conservatives to mount a viable critique of Mr. Moore."