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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe surgery scenes in The Bleeding Edge are squirm-in-your-seat uncomfortable. But it’s the interviews — watching patients recount agonies they’ve suffered from poorly researched and regulated medical devices — that are hardest to sit through.
- 85Finding an enthralling equilibrium between hard numerical data and heartrending testimonials, Dick masterfully weaves together both the expert statements you’d expect in a documentary like this and first-hand accounts from victims; the results are alarming and essential for anyone even remotely invested in their own physical and psychological wellness.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleCombined with the forces of anti-regulation in government and profit-driven companies who know how to market to doctors and cover up their mistakes, the movie lays bare a blueprint for countless suffering.
- 80VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe Bleeding Edge needs to be seen, so that it can change hearts and minds.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Bleeding Edge is a terrifying eye-opener.
- 70Film Journal InternationalChris BarsantiFilm Journal InternationalChris BarsantiSharply argued, indignantly one-sided and stylistically monotonous The Bleeding Edge sometimes seems closer to angry PSA than documentary. But that may not be a distinction that matters.
- 67The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy Vishnevetsky[An] overstretched look at the poorly regulated medical devices industry.
- 63RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaRogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaThis is neither the most cinematically entertaining nor the sexiest topic ever examined by what amounts to a Code Red warning sign of a public service announcement. But Dick and producers Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy know the value of focusing on a compelling collection of human subjects who generously relive their first-hand agony.