Synopsis
Utah and his girlfriend Opal, are drug addicts living on the streets in rural Ohio. After getting recruited by body broker Wood, and offered treatment in Los Angeles, Wood takes Utah under his wing and introduces him to treatment center mogul Vin. Wood and Vin bring Utah in on their lucrative and illegal dealings, where saving lives comes second to the bottom line.
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Cast
- Jack KilmerUtah
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsWood
- Jessica RotheMay
- Alice EnglertOpal
- Peter GreeneDr. Riner
- Owen CampbellSid
- Thomas DekkerJacko
- Sam QuartinTina
- Frank GrilloVin
- Melissa LeoDr. White
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Writer-director John Swab is clearly influenced by films such as the The Big Short and his grasp sometimes exceeds his reach as he indulges in a few too many stylized touches and meandering subplots, but Body Brokers keeps us in its grips throughout. - 70
Variety
A self-described former junkie who experienced the dirty side of going clean firsthand, writer-director John Swab delivers an entertaining and eye-opening insider’s take on the treatment racket. - 63
Movie Nation
Writer-director John Swab (“Run With the Hunted”) delivers a B-movie with few surprises but plenty of good, solid punches at a mess that didn’t fix a problem, it just allowed a fresh field of predators to profit from it. - 63
RogerEbert.com
Body Brokers was clearly made with good intentions, but while it might still fill you with anger towards the predatory aspects of the rehabilitation industry, you'll also be upset that the script is not nearly as great as it could have been. - 60
Los Angeles Times
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. - 60
The Guardian
Emblazoned with mouthy Big Short-style info-dumps, and with a phone-selling scene reminiscent of The Wolf of Wall Street, Body Brokers outwardly seems to be aiming for high Scorsesian amoral operatics. But 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.
