RyothChatty ridiculous rating

Nonureva Really Surprised!

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

ladymidath Ordinarily I am not a fan of made for television movies, but this one stood out. The film involves a young mother whose son becomes ill. He develops a rash and his mother slowly begins to realize that it is due to GMO food. It also looks at how huge for profit companies like Monsanto ruins farmers. The film managed to be intense and riveting without going into histrionics. I loved the way that the actors, particularly Zoe Lister-Jones as Sophie and Beth Grant as Kristin did not look like cookie cutter actresses but actually real people which gave the film an even better dramatic edge. It was engaging without being preachy. (Remember the old Quincy episodes, *eye- roll*)Consumed looks at the real dangers of massive corporations controlling food productions and the consequences of what people are calling Franken foods. The ending was very well done. Not traditionally happy, but satisfying, with a very chilling scene at the end. All up, I would recommend people who have a real interest in GMO food and factory farming to watch this. It may not be a documentary, but it obviously did it's research. Another thing that rang true about this film, is the way the corporation Clonestra goes after farmers and bullies and intimidates people who they see as a threat to their profits. Clonestra of course being Monsanto who has become infamous for their treatment of farmers and how they manipulate the system to allow them to pretty much do what they want. Now, on a slightly different topic. Some of the comments about this film I find troubling. Not because they did not like the film, but the nature of the criticisms. Sure, obviously this movie is not going to be to every ones taste and that is fine, but what I fine disturbing as that all the attacks are not on the acting or photography or the writing, it's all attacking the science. The comments seem to say one thing, that the film is lying, the science is wrong and GMOs are safe. Nearly all these comments were posted within a few months of each other and all in the same year. Coincidence? I don't think so. Food for thought perhaps

blingbling-87931 Excellent film on the danger of GMO. The danger is GMO but also the inventors of GMO who have no ethic and act like criminals all over the world. Like pharmaceutical companies with vaccines and so many invented diseases like HIV for which treatments are the cause of Aids and nothing else, , GMO companies don't tell the public the truth. People are paid to shut up, politics get involved and in the end, there's profit for a tiny group but misery, illnesses and death for the rest. In Europe we still can eat and be informed of GMO food on labels but this may not last with the Transatlantic treaty that nobody wants except Brussels, the center of lobbies. Let's all eat organic and starve those GMO companies.

michael-81025 There seem to be two debates on reviews relating to this movie. First, is it fact or science fiction, and two, was it a well done movie?Review One Some reviewers believe there is no scientific fact behind the idea that GMOs can cause food sensitivity or allergic reactions. Although it is true that the FDA nor any of the big agri-biz companies have sponsored any human research on GMOs, it is not true that peer-reviewed scientific studies are not underway. Further, the thousands of physicians practicing functional medicine worldwide are already compiling clinical evidence through diagnosis and treatment that establishes a causal link between GMOs and a growing rate of children obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and auto-immune disorders. It is also true that 60 countries not including the US require GMO labeling and that GMO labeling today in the US only requires a bar code so shoppers must utilize a cell phone with an internet connection to check ingredients. Hand in hand with the GMO problem is Glyphosate and a suite of other insecticides that now test positive in humans and foods throughout our food chain known to cause cancer and a variety of other chronic and non- infectious diseases. So there is now an abundance of scientific and clinical fact to support this movie. Anyone arguing differently most likely has a vested interest of some kind that is undisclosed. For my part, I do not work for nor am I affiliated with any activist, lobbyist, or political concern or company either for or against GMOs.Review Two The movie is one of the first to portray this issue in a non-documentary fashion. Some may call it over-dramatic but I believe it does a very credible job of portraying the extreme hardships faced by the majority of families in the US in regard to the GMO and foods issue. I believe the acting was very credible and did a very good job of portraying the extreme bravery of a mother trying to protect the health of her son. I know that some people would not find the subject of the GMO threat to be as entertaining as giant alien bugs who wanted to eat her son's brains and the starship troopers blasting them away with laser cannons. That's the hardship of writing a movie based on a real and present danger - the truth - that it may not be "sci-fi" enough to entertain everyone - I find it a lot easier expectation to make a documentary and present the facts, however, I recognize the beauty and uniqueness of making it into a dramatic movie because you could not convey the extreme hardship and personal loss without dramatizing the situation. Danny Glover did an excellent job of portraying a story that absolutely true every day in the farming community. A small part perhaps but one I know he performed with a passion for the farmers who face this issue even today in our country.Thank you to the team who put this movie together. I'm certain that profit wasn't the motive and I acknowledge that you made a big difference in the fight to promote GMO labeling in the US. It's daunting to see what we face in terms of big-agribiz, politics, and the money behind all of this but I want you to know that what you did encourages those who are committed to the grass-roots movement to regain control of our food supply through local farming.

iskoggard An overly dramatic but well-produced and well-acted thriller that lumps together in one narrative all the concerns, mostly legitimate, that many consumers have about GMOs. It is no wonder that a powerful, paternalistic industry that cloaks itself in secrecy would give rise to such paranoiac visions of our food system. The film touches all the emotional buttons involving the struggle of the powerless individual citizen against the all powerful mega-corporation: the single mother of a sick child, a poor organic farmer, the young idealistic immigrant post-doc; their stories interwoven along with bad guys to boot: the nasty corporate general counsel and GMO cops. While the movie is highly entertaining, I would recommend also seeing the documentaries "Genetic Roulette" and "GMO OMG," which are more informative about the issues. Nevertheless this is a good starting point for those not familiar with GMOs and trying to understand why so many people are against them. It does give an insight into the passions behind the anti-GMO movement, which is not going to go away anytime soon.