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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenPutting the viewer into a men’s circle like no other, The Work is a remarkable piece of reportage.
- 100VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeWhen the participants convulse and cry, the film’s empathetic connection is so direct and so strong, audiences may be driven to weep as well.
- 100Total FilmMatt GlasbyTotal FilmMatt GlasbyWhat emerges is as riveting as it is revelatory.
- 100Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThere’s also such a profound sense of support among the participants, albeit of the tough-love variety, that the movie offers a strange kind of hope.
- 88Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIn its visceral purity, Jairus McLeary's film drags male toxicity up into the light, offering it as a cure for itself.
- 80CineVueMatthew AndersonCineVueMatthew AndersonThe Work is a rousing, arresting and ultimately cathartic call-to-arms for the power and value of rehabilitation.
- 75TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleThough The Work leaves a lot unanswered about this unusual program (run by the Inside Circle Foundation), and the characters who participate in it, it’s an often tense and exhilarating glimpse into a moment in time that lets men prioritize honesty and tears over superficial displays of strength.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOpening an aperture into a process so ego-stripping that it feels unseemly to witness, The Work is enlightening yet also punishing.
- 60The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinThe dry, strictly observational shooting style means the doc stays in the moment and rarely ventures out of the room where the programme unfolds, adding immediacy.