Sicko (Special Edition)
by Michael Moore
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Actor: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Michael Moore, Reggie Cervantes, Tony BennDirector: Michael Moore
Brand: MOORE,MICHAEL
Writer: Michael Moore
Producer: Amelia Green-Dove
Producer: Amy McCampbell
Producer: Aneetha Rajan
Producer: Anne Moore
Producer: Bob Weinstein
Producer: Chris Aldred
Producer: Christine Fall
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language); Russian (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-06
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Weinstein Company
Movie Reviews of Sicko (Special Edition)
Movie Review: What?
Summary: 1 Stars
This film simply doesn't give enough facts to conclude that America needs better health care. Moore's message is that medical assistance should be free when people need it. He travels to different countries talking to happy individuals about how their health care is free. Apparently money grows on trees everywhere but in America. With simple economic principles in mind, how can anyone watching this film be convinced of his message?
There are many signs of a broken health care system in our country, but there has to be better documentaries or books that provide more facts than this stupid "documentary." Moore states many "facts" and statistics without citing his sources. He comes to silly conclusions based on no evidence. When watching this film, I can't help but wonder how much of his information is made up and how much information on this issue is left out. The entire movie is made up of him talking to dozens of individuals about how health care is free in other countries but not in America. Its an emotional film and makes you feel for those in trouble but still doesn't explain just WHY its free in other countries and not here. Anyone in the right mind knows that nothing is free and you get what you pay for. Just because someone NEEDS medical assistance doesn't mean that it can be magically available. This leads me to believe that this film portrays the need for an alternate reality that doesn't exist.
If you want to watch a film that successfully investigates the health care system of America, this is not it. This doesn't even meet the definition of a documentary. Its just liberal propaganda that supports the illusion of free health care. I wouldn't even recommend this film for a good laugh. There is no point in watching it! If you want to join Moore in his journey to an alternate universe where stuff is free simply because Michael Moore says it should be, than this is just the film for you. It surprises me how many people and critics gave this movie good ratings.
Summary of Sicko (Special Edition)
Following on the heels of his Palm d'Or winning Fahrenheit 9/11 and his Oscar winning film Bowling for Columbine, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore's new documentary sets out to investigate the American healthcare system. Sticking to his tried-and-true one-man approach, Moore sheds light on the complicated medical affairs of individuals and local communities.SiCKO is more like a controlled howl of protest than a documentary. Toning down the rhetoric of past efforts--no CEOs, congressmen, or celebrities were accosted in the making of this film--Michael Moore's latest provocation is just as heartfelt, if not more heartbreaking. As he clarifies from the outset, his subject isn't the 45 million Americans without insurance, but those whose coverage has failed to meet their needs. He starts by speaking with patients who've been denied life-saving procedures, like chemotherapy, for the most spurious of reasons. Then he travels to Canada, England, and France to see if socialized medicine is as inefficient as U.S. politicians like to claim--especially those who receive funding from pharmaceutical companies. Moore finds quality care available to all, regardless as to income. He concludes with a stunt that made headlines when he assembles a group of 9/11 rescue workers suffering from a variety of afflictions. When Moore is informed that detainees at Guant?namo Bay--technically American soil--qualify for universal coverage, he and his companions travel to Cuba to get in on that action. It's a typically grandstanding move on Moore's part. And it proves remarkably effective when these altruistic individuals, who've either been denied treatment or forced to pay outrageous costs for their medication, experience a dramatically different system. Nine years in the making, SiCKO makes a persuasive case that it's time for America to catch up with the rest of the world. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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