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The Beautiful Truth (2008)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:2

Rotten:4

Average Rating:5.1/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 14, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Is it possible the cure for cancer was discovered in the 1920s? After the death of his mother, Garrett becomes disaffected with life. But a research assignment on a controversial book by Dr. Max... Is it possible the cure for cancer was discovered in the 1920s? After the death of his mother, Garrett becomes disaffected with life. But a research assignment on a controversial book by Dr. Max Gerson propels him on a mission that may offer humanity the ultimate gift--life. [More]

Director: Steve Kroschel

Director: Steve Kroschel
Screenwriter: Steve Kroschel
Studio: Cinema Libre

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  • In THE BEAUTIFUL TRUTH, a 15 year old boy goes on a mission to determine whether or not what Dr. Max Gerson's wrote in his controversial book is a legitimate, alternative cure for cancer. After numerous interviews with doctors, skeptics, members of Gerson's family and cancer patients, it became abundantly clear that a cure for virtually all cancers and chronic diseases does exist - and it has existed for over 80 years.
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    It's Michael Moore without the truculence, PBS without the pretension, CNN without the commercial grandstanding.

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    Comes off mostly like a hybrid of retro-style educational film and late-night infomercial.

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    11/26/08
    Gary Goldstein
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    The Beautiful Truth is a documentary about contemporary health hazards and alternative treatments.

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    11/14/08
    Nathan Lee
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    New York Times
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    There may be truth in what Kroschel says, but you won't find it in this pedantic film, which has all the veracity of a late-night TV infomercial.

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    11/14/08
    V.A. Musetto
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    New York Post
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    While docu's claims and criticism yield nothing especially new, the form of their exposition seems singularly ingenious, stylistically falling somewhere between a 1950s educational film and some sort of Norman Rockwellian infomercial.

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    11/12/08
    Ronnie Scheib
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    Variety
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    Kroschel positions The Beautiful Truth as a sort of instructional video for young people on the merits of eating healthy, but its creepy messianic vibe is far more toxic than all the pollutants in all the processed food you could ever consume.

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    Tim Grierson
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