If ever there's been a blurring of the line between truth and fiction....this is it.

Super Size Me vs. The Day After Tomorrow.

(ok, shrek was also a contender, but I think that we can rule the Ogre out of the Truth category for the purposes of this post).

first - Super Size Me. Truth index - (scale of 1-10) - 11. Easy. McDonalds is not good for you. Sold. And while lots of films take themselves way too seriously, Morgan Spurlock seems willing to do the whole thing on a lark... and let the chips fall where they may. Ok, maybe I should say let the 'fries' fall where they may.

The fall immediately to his hips. As does the shake, apple pie, big mac, McGriddle, and all other McFoods. What makes this film work is that you get the fact that Morgan truly likes McDonalds. He likes the taste, the smell, the whole eating fast food 'thing.' Who doesn't. It's so clearly a desert masquerading as a nutritious meal. But then - as his doctors stop finding the whole thing funny - Spurlock turns into a bit of a anti-mac ideologue. Surprise... he's so dedicated to his cause (the film or the food - you decide) that he's going to STICK IT OUT!!! Ok, this is getting gross.

Now - back in the real world - McDonald is fighting back with healthy meals and an adult 'happy meal' that includes a pedometer. 'eat McDonalds - be HEALTH!'. OK, fine.

This film has already sold $4.8 million in tix and shows no signs of slowing down. And MTV is now in the ultra wierd positiion of having awarded it their news and docs prize at FULL FRAME (well deserved!) and now pushing back on the film's commericals on thier air.

Let's face it - fast food isn't good for us. We all knew that. Once in a while, sure. But the McSalad isn't fooling anyone. Those Fries just CAN'T be healthy - they're too damn good.

And now parents everywhere have Morgan Spurlock to thank for the evidence (read 'willpower') to just say no to the plastic toys, the endless commercials, and the golden archest that seem to show up at every roadside rest stop and airport food court on the planet. Pizza anyone?