Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Brian Berta Everyone seems to be really divided on this movie. I think that it was a great movie but it could've been much better.The Golden Gate Bridge is a really popular suicide site. This documentary talks about the people who committed suicide and it shows interviews with the family's of those who killed themselves.It was a very difficult decision to use actual footage of those who committed suicide but the director was brave enough to do it. The film also got controversy because Eric Steel lied on his permit to the Golden Gate Bridge. This was a very risky film to make because if word got out about it then more people could try to jump to have their deaths recorded. Also, it was shown that suicide rates on the Golden Gate Bridge did in fact increase since the film was released.But all controversy aside, this was actually a good film. It contains an honest look at suicide and the director tried to pay as much respect as possible to the people who lost their lives. Eric Steel looked for the families of the people who lost their lives and he compassionately interviewed them for the film.This movie also has several powerful scenes which can be hard to watch. But this movie's power doesn't really come from its content as much as it comes from the emotional piano score. It's real simple but it's very effective at getting emotions out of the audience. The most powerful scene is the opening in my opinion.But while this is a good work of art, I don't feel that it is really great. After watching the interviews for about an hour, I didn't feel like I was growing substantially from the film. I know that it had a message and I got it but I really didn't feel much of an impact because of it. Also, it can be quite disheartening to know that when someone died on film, the cameramen likely felt satisfaction knowing that they got footage for their film.However, the fact that they refused to tell the family's that they filmed the deaths of their loved ones can be excused because they were trying to do their best to make sure that word didn't come out that they were filming suicides. If it did then they could have caused more suicides as some people would want their deaths to be immortalized on film.In conclusion, this is a pretty good film. It could've been better if they worked on the message of the film more but I still found it to be a powerful film which is an honest look at suicide. I also feel that because of its controversy, it has become somewhat overlooked and misunderstood. I for one liked this film. I'm not sure if I'd watch it again but I do feel that people should give it a second chance.

supatube A film about suicide... sounds enthralling? Its actually depressing. Bleak. Colourless. Tasteless. But interesting.As a South African I know the bridge purely as the bridge in San Fran so above anything else this film told a grim story that is never told. Some may find the lack of intervention a problem but in terms of wildlife filmmaking we are to believe that we are merely there to film, not get involved. Should they have gotten involved? It would have changed the documentary from a showcase of the dreary side of a magnificent structure to that of human beings lending a helping hand to other humans. However, personally I agree with not getting involved. Suicide is not as easy as lending a helping hand. When a person does not want to live, they don't want to live and no matter what you do they will continue to entertain the idea of taking their own life. Psychology will tell us that its actually a survival technique - which is none the clearer than from the one survivor - where the brain convinces that all the wrong the person is doing is a result of the body. Therefore the brain wants to cut itself off from what it deems as the problem. After my fiancé committed suicide I was plagued with ideas of how i could have helped, of what i did wrong and how I was a terrible person to not see how bad things were. But after getting out of bed and talking to friends I found out that this was the eight attempt over the last ten years. There were no other attempts when I was around (I came along in the last two) except for the one at the end, so how was I to know? And I felt this documentary showcased that incredibly, the helplessness felt from the friends and family left behind along with the acceptance of "they were going to do what they were going to do."Its dark, heavy, sad, shocking but interesting... and not once did it pull at my tear ducts (not so difficult to do considering the subject matter) and i appreciated that fact which allowed me to think more about suicide rather than just feel it.

hedgehogmomma This was a very heartbreaking but interesting documentary.If you cannot handle death this movie is not for you,i can understand how some people would find it too much to watch.I give credit to the film maker for bringing this issue to light,i had no idea as the same as most people.The film follow the story's of every person they film jumping which i appreciated a lot.They interview everyone family or friends which gives you background on why these people did this.its sad and interesting why people are drawn to this bridge to die.There is a interview from a kid that survived the jump,that was a good one.My jaw was dropped during most of the film,i appreciated it but like i said its not for everyone.

Clark Richards Yes, this film is mesmerizing and beautifully shot, but mostly this film comes off as exploitive and morbid. I can't abide by film makers standing by with cameras rolling while people are positioning themselves to end their lives.And while I can't hate this film entirely, I did soon grow very weary of it and I was able to realize why one of the suicide jumpers jump was being held off shown until the very end of the film. For that reason alone I should hate this film, but I am cynical enough to realize why the film was made this way and to some extent I accept it. However, that does not mean that I have to admire or like it.I can't recommend this film, but I believe that the morbid curiosity that exists within got the better of me, but I am certainly no better now because of it.