50
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubJosh ModellThe A.V. ClubJosh ModellIf it doesn’t lead people to believe that Cobain was murdered, it might achieve its secondary goals — to at least nudge them toward the possibility, and to get the authorities to consider re-opening the case. It’s intended as a call to action, not just a salacious re-hash.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDespite a low-rent aesthetic that (like Grant's all-caps-happy website) doesn't sufficiently distance it from the tinfoil-hat world, Soaked presents evidence one has a hard time dismissing.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThis heavy buildup of investigative intel may be TMI for those not already obsessed with all things Cobain. The dramatic sequences have a straightforward telepic-mystery feel, though undeniably enliven by Scott’s blowsy impersonation of the worst detective’s client imaginable.
- It’s easy to accuse Soaked in Bleach for many things, being a typical conspiracy theory documentary that makes many leaps in credibility in order to support its narrative being one of them, but a lack of focus is not among its faults.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe problem is, when facing down Love's and Cobain's outsize, junked-up personalities, Grant seems a total naïf.
- 40The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayThere’s just not enough innovation or insight here to stretch a footnote to feature-length.
- 38RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoIt comes down to filmmaking. And this is a bad film, filled with awkward reenactments, poorly designed graphics, scripted interview segments, ominous music and enough jumping to conclusions that I’m surprised someone didn’t throw out their back.