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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThis is a useful primer on what went wrong — and right — in 2008.
- 63Washington PostStephanie MerryWashington PostStephanie MerryThe documentary’s greatest strength is its ability to humanize Paulson.
- 60Village VoiceDaphne HowlandVillage VoiceDaphne HowlandJoe 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."
- 60The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberNone 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.
- 60Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyLos Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyFor 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.
- 50The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldIt’s informative but not enlightening, and Mr. Berlinger packs in chattering news clips and a score that’s audible under the interview.