A good movie

Even though Richard Linklater made the best movie released in 2014 (‘Boyhood’) and one of the best released in 2013 (‘Before Midnight’), somehow, I still have some mixed feelings about this director. Even so, I was quite eager to check this flick. Eventually, I thought this movie was really a typical example of why Linklater is an interesting director but not really a great one. First of all, I really liked this movie. Indeed, it was dealing with a really topical subject, I thought it was fairly well a done and the whole thing was just really interesting. Indeed, the movie made some very strong points about the fast food industry and I thought it seemed pretty realistic to me. The bottom line is that it made me think and wonder and that was its best asset. Still, the whole thing was not flawless though. Basically, there were just too many story lines and characters and the whole thing felt rather unfocused sometimes. The cameos felt also rather irritating and unnecessary (with the exception of Bruce Willis who was pretty good though). So, as often with Linklater, he came up here with a really awesome concept but the end-result was not exactly mind-blowing, I’m afraid. Still, in spite of its flaws, I thought it was a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Richard Linklater’s work.