The First Wave

Neon | Release Date: November 19, 2021

7.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Ratings

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bertobellamyFeb 10, 2022

This documentary about an NYC hospital facing the horrors of the first months of the pandemic has unsettling moments. Watching someone die because of COVID-19 strikes you in every way and makes you consider even more what you're doing toThis documentary about an NYC hospital facing the horrors of the first months of the pandemic has unsettling moments. Watching someone die because of COVID-19 strikes you in every way and makes you consider even more what you're doing to protect yourself and others.

The problem that I found with it it's the presence of former NY governor Andrew Cuomo. What was the purpose of it? I'm pretty sure director Matthew Heineman didn't intend to clean his image; still, it was very distracting to watch that guy and some big CEOs trying to calm people. The real heroes — sorry for using that term, because some of the nurses and doctors in the film say that they don't feel like that — are the ones risking their own lives to save others, and they deserved all the screen time.… Expand

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