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Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! may not be as filling as its predecessor, but it still manages to offer a moderately enriching overview of unsavory industry practices. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock opens his own chicken restaurant to explore industry claims that fast food is now healthier and more natural and organic.

Rating:

PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Morgan Spurlock
Producer:

Keith Calder
Writer:

Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Chilnick
Release Date (Theaters):

Sep 6, 2019 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 13, 2019
Runtime:

1h 33m

Cast & Crew

Morgan Spurlock
Self

Morgan Spurlock
Director

Morgan Spurlock
Writer

Jeremy Chilnick
Writer

Keith Calder
Producer

Critic Reviews for Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!

All Critics (35) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (9)

Super Size Me 2 does an excellent job of showing the highs and lows of the country's capitalist-driven farming industry.

April 16, 2020 | Full Review…

Atavia Reed
Chicago Reader
Spurlock's comedic antics give way to a more serious, traditional docu-journalist approach as he looks into the immensely unbalanced dynamic between the Big Chicken corporations and the local American farmer...

September 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
Compared to the original, both the message and the messenger look more flawed. But stripped to its core, Super Size Me 2 answers those questions in a manner that still manages to leave you feeling shaken and, if not crispy, a little steamed.

September 6, 2019 | Full Review…

Brian Lowry
CNN.com
It only skims the surface of the habitual human behavior Spurlock wishes to explore and exploit.

September 6, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Odie Henderson
RogerEbert.com
Like its predecessor, "Super Size Me 2" is largely entertaining, with audience enjoyment varying on their appetite for Spurlock's fun, smug shtick.

September 5, 2019 | Full Review…

Kimber Myers
Los Angeles Times
The movie is at its most engaging when examining the near-monopolies controlling chicken farmers in the United States.

September 5, 2019 | Full Review…

Glenn Kenny
New York Times
With knowledge comes power and perhaps Spurlock's newest film can give us all the power to make better, more informed decisions.

November 21, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0 | Full Review…

Charles Koplinski
Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam
Spurlock seems aware that his antics won't change much. His purpose here is simply to inform people, knowing full well the irony at the heart of his enterprise. Still, it's terrific viewing, often funny, sometimes scary.

April 22, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Jim Schembri
3AW
As with the original Super and his many other documentaries, Spurlock peppers his narrative with plenty of humour, a dash of animation and some clever music choices.

March 26, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
Holy Chicken! has some ideas, and many of them are good, but it's driven by a director-star who constantly gets in his own way.

December 24, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Tom Beasley
Flickering Myth
Despite the potential double product cross marketing MO, Super Size Me 2 resounds as a heart-felt follow-up and Spurlock's best film since the original.

November 26, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Daniel Goodwin
HeyUGuys
Gone is the everyman filmmaker seeking the truth, and its place is a savvy operator who cracked the formula for stunt journalism and is keen on running it into the ground.

September 18, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/10 | Full Review…

Andrew Parker
The Gate