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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreForbes makes this story compelling, moving and provocative enough to prompt outrage.
- 75RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyThe Widowmaker, narrated by Gillian Anderson, is a disheartening portrait of blatant greed, as well as a fascinating examination of the trial and error process used in the scientific method.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe Widowmaker is important and terrifying, enough that I became nervously aware of my heartbeat throughout.
- 70Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenDespite confusing information about the role of diet and lifestyle, The Widowmaker is a lucid and important work of advocacy journalism. It illuminates yet another way that mainstream medicine thrives on crisis rather than health.
- 70The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe Widowmaker is commendable in that although it is a work of advocacy, it gives an array of opinions.