American Pain

On the surface this seems like an interesting documentary, HOWEVER, about 20 mins in you get the distinct feeling the film makers are not so much interested in the devastation the opioid crisis caused as they are about pumping up the main "character"- avowed white supremacist Chris George. If you can stomach the disrespect and get to the end, you'll get to see a nice 10 min snippet about a completely unremorseful Chris starting new businesses after leaving prison. Clueless filmmaking at its worst, wish I could give it zero stars. I really really hope that they didn't completely throw their journalistic values in the garbage by paying that criminal for the rights to tell this garbage story of nepotism covered in white privilege.

I thought I knew everything about the opioid epidemic from the Sackler family to the pill mills to the devastating effects of addiction on families and entire communities. What I didn't know was the massive role played by the 2 Florida brothers featured in this documentary. A well constructed film that tells it like it was back in the late 2000's. The filmmakers connect the dots giving you the entire picture of how their clinics infected the entire country adding fuel to an already burning fire of drug abuse. Great care is given to explaining how they operated within the rules but bent them beyond what any reasonable society or jurisdiction should have tolerated. All parties are represented from patients, family, and dealers to law enforcement who fought an uphill battle to shut them down. An eye opening film that will both disgust and enlighten you on how far people will go for the almighty dollar while having no conscience for the damage they inflict.

It's a well edited movie. Can't help but feel majorly annoyed with the jovial happy attitude the biological father had during his interviews. All of these people are such bottom feeders. Is it something in the water over in Florida? This film exposed so much about the sociopathic origins of these two brothers. How they behaved isn't unique to them, but the fact that the drug manufacturers perpetuated their large unnecessary distribution is the crime catalyst. It's just disgusting how desperate people are for these drugs. It's a reflection of the downwards spiral of humanity. Here's hoping these pharmaceutical companies get shut down.

I would not call it a rise and fall since they all are still breathing and not dead in a ditch like most of their "patients" They destroyed pain management for patients who legitimately need medication.

I would not call it a rise and fall since they all are still breathing and not dead in a ditch like most of their "patients" They destroyed pain management for patients who legitimately need medication.

I would not call it a rise and fall since they all are still breathing and not dead in a ditch like most of their "patients" They destroyed pain management for patients who legitimately need medication.

What is it with Broward County Florida? This place is constantly in the news for some kind of belligerent behavior..

Seems like a pretty fun place to be though. Sun, opioids, strip clubs, beaches, babes, etc..

As for the documentary.. Pretty solid, definitely worth the watch. The whole pain clinic thing is wild to me, seems like it shouldn't have ever been legal in the first place (but maybe I'm just missing something?)..

Good cast of "characters", I mean that is what they are in this really!

Because I have to hit the required amount of characters, I just want to mention I was the first to rate (and review)!