Crisis

Jarecki doesn't pretend to offer solutions, but his film does reveal how lost we can all get in the mix.

I enjoyed Crisis. The performances are first rate and the tension builds throughout to a climax and then an aftermath.

It's a union of crime and politics of the kind that you might expect to find on one of the streaming services, but it's given extra heft by its broad canvas and ambitious segues.

For all of its good intentions, the generic Crisis isn't showing us anything new.

Those who have died or spent years tackling the opioid crisis deserve better than this.

The film's narrative and characters reason that any difficult situation can be solved with blind brute force and a pistol. If you're looking for a cutting critique of the American addiction industry, look elsewhere.

A relatively second-rate script and lackluster direction on Jarecki’s part leaves the film a sadly less than riveting experience.

While Crisis falls short of its potential, it's not a complete failure - it simply needed more attention to the story development.

Ultimately, it's hard to get emotionally invested with these thinly written characters.

A flawed, yet compelling drama looking to educate audiences unfamiliar with the full scale and chilling horror of America's opioid addiction crisis.