Friday, August 18, 2017

Movie review: What the Health

Filmmaker Kip Anderson explores collusion between food producers, healthcare, and pharmaceutical industries while examining the link between diet and disease.

Kip Andersen, Larry Baldwin, Neal Barnard, Tia Blanco, David Carter, Jake Conroy, Garth Davis, Caldwell Esselstyn Jr., Mike Ewall, Alan Goldhamer, Michael Greger, Mu Jin Han, Jaydee Hanson.

What the Health is an interesting, engaging, and entertaining film. What it may not be is educational. Kip references a lot of studies in the film, and presents some disturbing data, along with some questionable extrapolation. Though I have not explored his data, I have read more than a few reviews who claim to have done so and that the studies, data, and results in this film were not presented in a factual manner. Kip also makes some big claims about collusion which I didn't feel were proven in the film. I enjoyed this one but remain skeptical it is more than entertainment.

Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were decent. Location shots would have enjoyed a bit better background composition. Dialogue, and narration, were nicely done. Sound is good.

What the Health measures up in as entertainment, but possibly not as a documentary. Do your homework is probably the best advice for this one.

Nothing to limit audience age.

Released: 2017
Reviewed: 8.1.17
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Documentary, Food & Travel TV

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