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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAlthough Graham Meriwether’s film is far less incendiary than such similarly themed efforts as "Food, Inc." and "Fast Food Nation," it nonetheless offers considerable — pardon the pun — food for thought in its exploration of modern-day cattle, hog and chicken production.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceAmerican Meat won't fully counter the negative sentiment that the meat industry has, but it's not entirely propaganda, either.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThere’s a good chunk of info for those eager to know how the sausage gets made, as well as the facts of life and death surrounding what we consume. You just have to pluck the PR feathers and find the good parts.
- 40The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe film’s ending, introducing farmers whose lives (and weight) have been changed for the better, sounds enough like an infomercial to undermine the whole enterprise.
- 38Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneSlant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneDespite the intensity of its scope and research, American Meat is a decidedly soft-hitting display of an overweening good faith that, frankly, just can't jibe with the times.