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IMDB 7.4/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381335/ Runtime: 92 minAn examination of America’s obesity epidemic and the food industry’s role in aggravating it.Quote:Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, Fed Up unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry-far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realized. Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie Couric lead us through this potent exposé that uncovers why-despite media attention, the public’s fascination with appearance, and government policies to combat childhood obesity-generations of American children will now live shorter lives than their parents did. Written by Sundance Film FestivalAvailable on Blu-Ray and DVD September 9th, 2014Critic Reviews.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381335/criticreviews?ref_=tt_ov…83 indieWIRE Fed Up is a glossy package that gets its warnings across loud and clear: we need to change what we eat. 80 Los Angeles Times Sheri Linden Soechtig puts mainstream clout to work to deliver a hard-hitting message. Her mix of archival material, punchy graphics and concise talking-head commentary traces a troubling modern history. 80 The New York Times Manohla Dargis A whirlwind of talking heads, found footage, scary statistics and cartoonish graphics, the movie is a fast, coolly incensed investigation into why people are getting fatter. 78 Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten Even our First Lady isn’t safe from this documentary. Fed Up contends that Michelle Obama’s fight against childhood obesity and her Let’s Move campaign have been co-opted by the food industry. Ever notice how no one ever talks anymore about her vegetable garden on the White House lawn and its consequent argument for the consumption of freshly prepared foods over the processed varieties? 75 Rolling Stone Peter Travers Fed Up has a fire in its belly to change things. Naïve? Maybe. So what. I say, Godspeed. Here is something rare at the multiplex: a movie that matters. 75 USA Today Scott Bowles And that’s Fed Up’s ultimate, if not fatal, weakness: The movie seems to acquit consumers of any culpability in our health crisis. 75 Boston Globe Peter Keough Like “An Inconvenient Truth” (2006), the Oscar-winning film about climate change, it is a call to action. As a screed, it builds a credible, engaging argument, presenting evidence, statistics, talking-head testimony, whimsical charts, poignant personal stories, and animated illustrations of digestive processes to make its case. 75 New York Post Sara Stewart In a move sure to infuriate “nanny state” critics, director Stephanie Soechtig names the US government and food corporations responsible for a campaign to get Americans addicted to junk food – particularly, and most dangerously, sugar – as early as possible. 75 Chicago Sun-Times Bill Stamets Snappy graphics channel the info flow like a sugar rush. Scary music cues are overused. Narrator Katie Couric wisely stays offscreen. That keeps Fed Up from feeling like an Oprah special. 75 San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego It’s hard to argue with the movie’s basic point. Dr. Robert Lustig of UCSF sums it up in three words: “Sugar is poison.”