Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Each year in the United States, unparalleled innovations in medical diagnostics, treatment, and technology hit the market. But when the same devices designed to save patients end up harming them, who is accountable?
This Netflix documentary investigates the medical device industry's regulatory failures with compelling personal stories and a clear investigative throughline. The subject matter—corporate accountability in healthcare—is important and well-structured, though the narrative arc follows a fairly conventional documentary expose format. There's no traditional acting to evaluate; interview subjects are genuine but the presentation is standard talking-heads style. Cinematography is functional and unremarkable, typical of streaming documentaries. Novelty is moderate—the investigative healthcare documentary is a recognized genre, but the specific focus on device regulation gaps gives it some distinctiveness. The ending is competent but doesn't fully resolve the systemic questions it raises, leaving viewers with righteous anger but limited catharsis or concrete resolution.