The Bleeding Edge

"The Bleeding Edge" needs to be seen, so that it can change hearts and minds.

Plays like an all-too-real horror show that is ongoing for thousands of unwitting patients with meager relief in sight.

Combined 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.

Dick's focus remains, as ever, on the things that make us squirm.

Finding 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.

Mr. Dick smartly summarizes complex procedures and cites exasperating statistics.

The latest in Kirby Dick's powerful series of seething-fury documentaries takes on the medical-device industry with typically devastating results.

The only non-surprise in this eye-opening chronicle is that no representatives for the manufacturers or for the FDA agreed to be interviewed.

Your orthopedist doesn't want you to see this.

Chronicling the unnecessary pain and suffering of patients caused by complications of devices and procedures that received little or no testing, The Bleeding Edge is a terrifying eye-opener.

The Bleeding Edge stands a good chance at enlightening more people who have been (or might be) hoodwinked.