 Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes indicates that the film has an approval rating of 50%, based on 149 reviews, with an average score of 5.7/10.The site's consensus states, "Despite some fine performances and memorable scenes, "Fast Food Nation" is more effective as Eric Schlosser's eye-opening non-fiction book than as Richard Linklater's fictionalized, mostly punchless movie."A.