Moore has again made a film which, though basically sound in logic, sugars the pill in a way which seems suspect in its determination to suggest that, as far as healthcare is concerned, America is bad and everywhere else is good.
Sicko (2007)
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: Michael Moore
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A devastating exposure of America's iniquitous healthcare system, coolly marshalled and amusingly detailed by Moore.
Moore is rightly celebrated for his elaborately staged stunts and this film’s highlight, involving a boat-trip to Cuba, is as hilarious as it is disturbing.
If Moore were a more radical polemicist, he might have focused squarely on this alarming social injustice, but, perhaps rightly, he sees a broader one. Even the insured are handing themselves over to a bewildering lottery.
There are several laugh-out-loud moments and Moore is one of the few directors who makes politics entertaining.
A thought-provoking and often blackly-amusing movie that trumps even Fahrenheit 9/11 in terms of sheer entertainment.
While we all have our grumbles about the NHS, it’s hard not to be caught up in Moore’s righteous indignation on behalf of his countrymen, or not to feel a twitch of pride in our own.
Michael Moore's best film to date. Entertaining, moving, funny, hard-hitting, right-on. It won't silence his critics, but it will give them something to think about.
Entertaining, informative and frequently incendiary documentary, told in Moore's inimitable style, mixing humour, personal stories, on-camera publicity stunts and good old fashioned journalistic research to devastating effect.
An engaging, extremely well shot and edited film that draws on humour and irony to stir simple outrage.
A bitter but bracing pill. Moore constructs a fiery but unfanatical argument that boils down to a simple truth: Americans need to stop helping themselves and start helping each other.
Horrifying, heart-breaking, often hilarious - Moore’s latest shock doc is a potent polemic.
Moore's commentary can grate, but his most brilliant prank - escorting a group of 911 workers to Cuba for free healthcare - manages to be political gelignite and intensely moving at the same time.
‘Sicko’ is a quieter, more focused and less feral beast than its predecessor, ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’, but that’s not saying much.
Moore can’t resist over-egging the ironies, or revelling in the absurd. [There's] a strong whiff of sanctimony about Moore’s mighty indignation. It draws the sting from his satire.
...primarily comes off as an uneven effort that's sporadically as superfluous as it is interesting...
Moore's mere presence becomes politicizing, but this film attempts to make people realize the health of people in this country should have nothing to do with income and politics.
While no rational person would believe Castro and Hillary are to be exalted, its medical horror stories are absolutely believable by anyone who's dealt with an HMO.
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