“This is a film about where capitalism fails addicts,” Swab comments. Of course, mass drug addiction is already an expression of capitalism’s massive failure and growing crisis. In any case, Body Brokers shines a light on one of its many graveyards.

| Jul 1, 2022

The banal filmmaking doesn't aid in the dragging pace, nor does the superficial screenplay find any real inventive means to comment on its empty themes.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Jun 5, 2022

The film rallies for a bracing finale, but despite the bold ending, Body Brokers never manages to rise above being a noble failure.

| Jun 6, 2021

The film does an admirable job pulling us in and making us care...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 4, 2021

Swab lulls viewers into a hopeful example of someone overcoming the odds ... and then sporadically punches us in the face with the realities of the film's world.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2021

Given the originality of Swab's take, it's a shame he couldn't find the film a more appropriate style: at heart it is a more sober film intent on declaring its outrage.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 1, 2021

Refusing to sensationalize Utah's struggle, or even make a judgement on him and his money-hungry cohorts, emphasizes Swab's empathetic yet uninhibited approach to the material, compounded by Grillo's winking snake oil salesman and his caustic voiceover.

| Feb 25, 2021

The ending comes very abruptly and, the first hour is painstakingly slow. However, it does have a very eye-opening message and contains several solid performances from Grillo, Williams, and Kilmer.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 24, 2021

The acting is solid, and some of the scams are intriguing, but the message fails to land.

| Original Score: C+ | Feb 22, 2021

Wants to tell two different stories but in doing so never finds a rhythm or any real emotional engagement,

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 21, 2021

An entertaining and eye-opening insider's take on the treatment racket.

| Feb 20, 2021

An explosion of stylish crime...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 20, 2021

While Body Brokers never quite comes together, it does have enough things going for it.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 19, 2021

A gem that's worth checking out. Shines a light on a diabolical practice few people know about.

| Feb 19, 2021

... knows its gritty territory but struggles to make a deeper impact.

| Feb 19, 2021

The plot here is too plain, but the details are vivid and the outrage palpable. If nothing else, this movie is one hell of an education.

| Feb 19, 2021

I give Swab ample credit for his well-intended critiques, but they're ultimately stuck in a scattershot narrative that rarely reaches its dramatic potential.

| Feb 19, 2021

Body Brokers is compelling, both as a straightforward investigation into an exploitative crime ... and as an honest depiction of ... addiction.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 19, 2021

Body Brokers is a film that has an important message, but it gets a little lost in the proceedings. The narration brings it back on track at the end, but it should not have taken this to make it be able to pass its message.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 19, 2021

While director John Swab uses this framework to get around the typical story involving drug abusers, this thriller never really finds the right rhythm to stick with.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Feb 19, 2021