The Greater Good

This emotionally manipulative, heavily partial look at the purported link between autism and childhood immunization would much rather wallow in the distress of specific families than engage with the needs of the population at large.

The documentary makes slightly more than token gestures toward presenting both sides of an issue.

These profiles are frank, absorbing and heartbreaking, if also a bit inconclusive.

Occasionally the film blatantly relies on heartbreaking pathos appeal to sway its viewers, but the in-depth investigation on the politics behind immunization policy and research history is solid, if fairly one sided.