Hank: 5 Years from the Brink
Bloomberg Business Week | Release Date: January 31, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Washington PostStephanie MerryFeb 6, 2014
The documentary’s greatest strength is its ability to humanize Paulson. Read full review
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New York PostKyle SmithJan 30, 2014
This is a useful primer on what went wrong — and right — in 2008. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyFeb 13, 2014
For all of the substantive issues underpinning the documentary, it still feels a slight film for Berlinger, and very unlike the documentary veteran's best work, found in his dogged following of the West Memphis Three case. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberJan 30, 2014
None of the other economic gurus of the era is interviewed, so the film comes across as a 90-minute monologue, which is intriguing to a point but also wearying. Read full review
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Village VoiceDaphne HowlandJan 28, 2014
Joe Berlinger's Hank: 5 Years From the Brink is more workaday and less transfixing than projects of his like "Brother's Keeper" or "Paradise Lost." Read full review
50
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJan 30, 2014
It’s informative but not enlightening, and Mr. Berlinger packs in chattering news clips and a score that’s audible under the interview. Read full review
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