Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World (2004) (V)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Directors:

Cori Brackett (co-director)
J.T. Waldron (co-director)

Writers:

Cori Brackett (co-writer)
J.T. Waldron (co-writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Narrator Cori Brackett had a strange cause-and-effect experience with the diet cokes she was drinking...

Plot Keywords:

Aspartame | Political | Controversy | Public Health

Cast

Cori Brackett

...

Narrator

Runtime:

USA:90 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby Digital (5.1 surround) | Dolby Digital

Company:

Sound and Fury Productions Inc.

Provocative, yet low production value

The issues raised in this documentary are scary and enlightening. Although I was not 100% convinced that many of those interviewed in the film were experts in their field, there was more than enough convincing evidence shown in the film to damn aspartame as a sweetener. Purely from the perspective of content, the documentary was successful. However, much of the film was poorly edited. The narrative style was choppy as Ms. Brackett strongly took the reins in some sections and seemed to disappear entirely in others. In addition, given the quality of the graphics throughout the film, a better job with the occasional green-screening would have been nice. Overall, this documentary is worth the time and the content is easily interesting enough to distract from the film's faults. I highly recommend this film who includes aspartame in their diet.