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That Sugar Film

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Australia · 2014
Rated PG · 1h 37m
Director Damon Gameau
Starring Damon Gameau, Stephen Fry, Brenton Thwaites, Isabel Lucas
Genre Documentary

Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods commonly perceived as 'healthy.' Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.

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Village Voice by

That Sugar Film suffers from some of the usual stunt-doc laziness.... But Gameau builds his case well.

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Slant Magazine by Clayton Dillard

One senses that all of these kinds of documentaires are finally aggrandizing shrines made by artists trying to erect something out of nothing.

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The Guardian by Leslie Felperin

Garneau with his Smeg fridge and smug affect grows more irksome over the course. Moreover, engagement with issues around poverty, capitalism and public policy kicks in a bit too late.

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Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan

Although Gameau’s film includes a fair amount of science, he and his helpers sweeten the film’s statistics, delivering them in clever, accessible ways.

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Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen

Many of Gameau's findings won't come as earth-shattering revelations, but he takes a resourceful approach to presenting the material, coating all the inconvenient truths in kid-friendly, brightly colored graphics and zippy animations.

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Movie Nation by Roger Moore

It’s a glib yet informative and sometimes entertaining re-hashing of everything we know about how bad sugar is for us.

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