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I was on the fence about this one - something didn't quite feel right. I began researching the movie and the individuals featured in it, and ultimately turned to Chatgpt to draw a conclusion, which I'll leave here...

"FAT: A Documentary" raises important questions about the history and development of dietary guidelines and the potential consequences of certain nutritional policies. While some of its critiques are grounded in valid concerns about past oversights and industry influences, the film tends to present a one-sided narrative that may oversimplify complex nutritional science. It's essential to approach such documentaries critically and consult a range of scientific sources and expert opinions when evaluating dietary information.

I couldn't be more sure - the idea behind the movie is excellent, and yes, we should be seeing more documentaries like that. Ones that remind the audience about the power of the US, the American Dream, and the American spirit.

This one, however, is a hit-and-miss. It's disjointed, unclear, confused, and uses way too many "if we don't do this, then this will happen". Michael Douglas does a horrible job here - the tone isn't inspiring, it's condescending. While it has its moments - for example, bringing up the histories of great American entrepreneurs like Rose Blumkin is a great, poignant idea - they are drowned in the cringy one-liners ("They want to achieve success so bad their teeth hurt"") and cliche moves like the choice of the soundtrack, good, American white rock and roll bands.

It does one thing very well - it stays in the middle, successfully avoiding to blame either the red or the blue side, but fails miserably to make a long-lasting point.

I still remember when the docs shows were the new best thing. It's been many years since then, countless docushows, countless attempts to become the next best thing. "The Curious Case" isn't even trying: it's a hotglue mess that never stays on the topic for too long, never makes a point, and never makes sense. The attempts to make Beth Karas the expert on everything are as successful as my trying to join the gym; it was cute during the Natalia era, now it's getting annoying and fake. If anything, this is cringy documentation of random online people thinking they are self-important and having something to say, when the opposite is true.

Make a documentary about a bear in the woods. I will gladly watch that. "The Curious Case" is something you will thank yourself for not watching.