 Martin Tsai of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the " cautionary tale could not be more relevant . " Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post wrote that despite the terrible finale , the " movie never feels as powerful as it should . " She felt that the dialogue , acting and music tended to be melodramatic but " the overt heartstring @-@ pulling doesn ’ t add much . " In his review for The Hollywood Reporter , Frank Scheck praised Sheen 's portrayal of Anderson and the visuals of the leakage but felt that the film is " slack in its tension " . Writing for The New York Times , Ben Kenigsberg noted that the film " mines every chemical drip and gurgle for suspense . " Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , rated it 58 % fresh based on a total of 12 critic reviews while the public audience gave the film a rating of 80 % fresh . 
