The Short List of Things to Do
A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid
Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) has an antidote to cable-news talk shows. Whereas they inflame differences, 30 Days gets people to live the life of someone else, from a wheelchair user to an animal-rights activist. (Spurlock spends a month as a coal miner.) It's a tribute to the value of walking a mile — or a month — in someone else's shoes.
Grade: B+
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