Moore depoliticizes the health care crisis by humanizing it, and drops the polemic in favor of a plea: for us to care about each other a little more.
CommentJun 9, 2010
Sicko (2007)
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Reviews Counted:198
Fresh:184
Rotten:14
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: Driven by Michael Moore’s sincere humanism, Sicko is a devastating, convincing, and very entertaining documentary about the state of America’s health care.
Theatrical Release: Jun 29, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $24.3M
Synopsis: If you want to stay healthy in America, don't get sick. Following on the heels of his award winning hit "Fahrenheit 9/11" and his Oscar® winning film... [More]
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REVIEWS FOR SICKO
By now, it should only matter that Moore has been right about every social ill he's addressed.
May 6, 2010
ranks among [Moore's] best
Dec 27, 2009
Laughs are thin on the ground, but this is a must-see by a film-maker at the height of his powers.
Sep 22, 2009
The body politic deserves a finer thermometer than Michael Moore's camera
Aug 27, 2009
Michael Moore takes on the US health care system. His in your face style may annoy some people, but he lets you know he's in favor of socialized medicine and, to be fair, he wisely presents AMA spokespersons, doctors and others who claim put health care i
May 27, 2009
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Oct 18, 2008
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Aug 7, 2008
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.
Jul 31, 2008
...primarily comes off as an uneven effort that's sporadically as superfluous as it is interesting...
Mar 5, 2008
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.
Mar 3, 2008
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Jan 18, 2008
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.
Jan 4, 2008
Prepare to laugh (nervously), cry and be outraged.
Dec 18, 2007
The film contains the usual Moore plusses and minuses, now familiar to anyone who's watched even one of his films.
Dec 4, 2007
Otro contundente alegato de Michael Moore que (...) conmueve y entretiene en partes iguales, atrapando a lo largo de sus dos horas.
Nov 24, 2007
If other countries can provide their people with universal health care, why can't we? If we can't, who are we?
Nov 8, 2007
Top CriticMoore 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.
Oct 26, 2007
A devastating exposure of America's iniquitous healthcare system, coolly marshalled and amusingly detailed by Moore.
Oct 26, 2007
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