Forks Over Knives
Monica Beach Media | Release Date: May 6, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanMay 4, 2011
So scrupulously researched and argued that only a fool would ignore its findings. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasMay 5, 2011
Richly inspiring and informative documentary. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenMay 20, 2011
A middling documentary but a magnificent indictment. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeLoren KingMay 19, 2011
The film delivers a concise history of Western eating habits, with graphs and charts punctuated by entertaining real-life experiences. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyMay 19, 2011
Its surgical candor makes Forks Over Knives a little bit like a food horror movie. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisMay 12, 2011
A must-see movie that could have used a sharper edge. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMay 11, 2011
The bottom line: I am convinced this message is true. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicKerry LengelMay 12, 2011
Depending on your own relationship with food, the pro-vegetarian documentary Forks Over Knives may be an inspiring call to action, a tedious bit of propaganda or a 90-minute guilt trip. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn AndersonMay 7, 2011
One of the more convincing, radical and politically volatile documentaries to come out of the burgeoning good-food genre. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMay 13, 2011
Hey, isn't summer a good time for a salad? Read full review
60
Village VoiceMichelle OrangeMay 3, 2011
Some of the data is less convincing than Fulkerson would have us believe, but nothing trumps the clear eyes and shiny coats of a trio of newly minted vegans. Read full review
60
Time OutAndrew SchenkerMay 3, 2011
Fulkerson's out to tweak the medical establishment, as well as offer dietary tips, and his film makes effective use of case studies and graphs to build a convincing, if inevitably simplified, argument for better living through fresh produce. Read full review
50
Washington PostSean O ConnellMay 19, 2011
Forks is a plate of vegetables. It's high on nutritional value but absent any pleasure. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedMay 10, 2011
I'm sure there is much to be learned from Forks Over Knives (the title means fruits and veggies can be forked, but anything you cut with a knife is lethal), but what does it have to do with real life? Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 6, 2011
While at times fascinating, this trudge through statistics, graphs and grainy film of cholesterol bubbles and arterial plaque may challenge even the most determined viewer. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovMay 12, 2011
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, I've seen Morrissey videos that are more life-changing than this well-intentioned but ultimately yawn-inducing barrage of factoids. Read full review
38
New York PostV.A. MusettoMay 6, 2011
The preachy movie is hardly worth the hassle and money required to see it in a theater. Better to download it or wait for it to pop up on TV. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderBen SachsMay 12, 2011
If you're curious about the whole-foods movement, try Michael Pollan's book "In Defense of Food," which addresses the subject from a wider variety of perspectives and does so in a far less insulting manner than this extended infomercial, with its muzak score, entire sequences lifted from network TV news, and bar graphs illustrating every other scene. Read full review
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