Sicko (2007)
93 %
Reviews Counted: 187 Fresh: 174 Rotten:13 Average Rating: 7.7/10
Consensus:
Though some consider his political bent divisive, Michael Moore's humanism is pretty universal in this devastating, convincing, and very entertaining expose of America’s health care system. Moore's permissive to download Sicko paired with the film's activity-inspiring website made it a considerable accomplishment in grassroots activism.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Theatrical Release: Jun 29, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $24,333,911
Synopsis: America's most incendiary filmmaker, Michael Moore, returned in 2007 with this health-care-industry exposé. SICKO tackles material as controversial as the topics explored in Moore's other films, yet does so in a way that places the focus on ordinary Americans affected by the nation's... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: Michael Moore
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For the first time, the targets of Moore's film need not fear the bearded, heavyset man; instead they should be worried about his audience.
07/31/08
...primarily comes off as an uneven effort that's sporadically as superfluous as it is interesting...
03/05/08
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.
03/03/08
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.
01/04/08
The film contains the usual Moore plusses and minuses, now familiar to anyone who's watched even one of his films.
12/04/07
Otro contundente alegato de Michael Moore que (...) conmueve y entretiene en partes iguales, atrapando a lo largo de sus dos horas.
11/24/07
If other countries can provide their people with universal health care, why can't we? If we can't, who are we?
11/08/07
Top Critic
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.
10/26/07
A devastating exposure of America's iniquitous healthcare system, coolly marshalled and amusingly detailed by Moore.
10/26/07
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.
10/26/07
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.
10/26/07
There are several laugh-out-loud moments and Moore is one of the few directors who makes politics entertaining.
10/26/07
A thought-provoking and often blackly-amusing movie that trumps even Fahrenheit 9/11 in terms of sheer entertainment.
10/26/07
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.
10/26/07
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.
10/26/07
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.
10/24/07
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