Thanks to an informative, buoyant tone and the director's own restless intelligence, the film preaches to the unconverted with passion, energy and graphics so clear that they would make Al Gore weep all over his PowerPoint.
Overview
Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define our generation. The film exposes shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry, and the government, while exploring alternative energies such as solar, wind, electricity, and non-food-based biofuels.
Director and cast
- Josh Tickell Director
- Josh Tickell as Himself / narrator
- Barbara Boxer as Herself - Senator - California
- Richard Branson as Himself - Founder, Virgin Group
- George W. Bush as Himself - President of the United States
- Sheryl Crow as Herself - Musician / Environmental Activist
- Larry David as Himself - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
A peppy, bouncy documentary that is watchable and informative, although Tickell's celebrity name-dropping at times detracts from the serious message.
It's a slickly enjoyable production (if unfocused and bloated), and his bullet-point tips are persuasive; but dude, there are better ways to humanize these issues than crying on camera.
There's not a single (even moderately) dissenting voice in Fuel; you're either on the biodiesel bandwagon or raping the planet.
One of the refreshing traits of this action-nudging documentary is Tickell's willingness to wrestle his own biases.
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