The Bridge
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58 out of 100

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7.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: More people choose to end their lives at the Golden Gate Bridge than anywhere else in the world. The Bridge offers glimpses into the darkest, and possibly most impenetrable corners of the human mind. The fates of the 24 people who died at the Golden Gate Bridge in 2004 are linked together by a 4 second fall. (IFC)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    88
    The film avoids theorizing about why the bridge should exert such a hold over the imaginations of suicides all over the world, but Steel's dramatic cinematography, particularly the distorted telephoto shots that make the bridge loom even larger than it already does in life, provide one answer.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    80
    Both a beautiful film and a disturbing one, and the connection between those two characteristics makes it the most disquieting of documentaries.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    50
    Despite the proficient technique, after a while you may feel you're watching a particularly scenic snuff film.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    Eric Steel's documentary has more than a whiff of exploitation about it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. RonL.
    10
    We need more movies like this one, less Hollywood junk. The sound track was very interesting, clarity and color was very good for a movie shot with digital video camera. The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle newspapers gave it a very good review.… Expand
  2. ErikM.
    8
    Usually J. Rosenbaum is spot on, but I'm surprised to see him dis this film so vociferously. The Bridge addressees the frustration families and friends face amid a society that continues to ignore mental health. In addition, the film has called attention to a problem San Francisco has ignored for decades and renewed calls for a safety barrier on the bridge.… Expand
  3. TimR.
    5
    This movie definitly falls short. It comes out sad, disturbing and at some times very moving, but at the end you question its purpose. It manages to register with you but never makes you cry. Films like Deliver Us From Evil and Jesus Camp prove to be far better in this year of documentary films. Although Death of A President will take the Box Office away from The Bridge, both of them prove to be stunning yet repetative and suspenseful yet wrong. If this is the year for controversial documentary films there is only one real winer: Deliver Us From Evil.… Expand
  4. GeoirgiaB.
    4
    You can call it many things, but not good. Its powerful, some ways unforgettable and at the end very well done, but all in all its just another cheaply made documentary with nothing much to show. Deliver Us from Evil is still #1 in 2006.… Expand

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