Dominic LeRose Michael Moore does the best job at exposing the American government for its huge flaws and failures. So why make a movie about health care? Where to start. The American health care system is a gigantic abuse of American greed, where insurance companies dictate the health of millions of Americans and only a small percentage of people can see a doctor without worrying about their finances. Moore takes a look at countries all over Europe where health care is free of charge, and a complex tax system pays for not only health care, but education and paid family leave at a brilliant and cost affective rate. Why the hell can't we do that? This is America. Moore calls out the horrible economic differences that are not present throughout the rest of the modern world, brining moral questions about how our health care and economic system affects millions of people daily and how we need to make drastic change. Agree with him or not, Moore gives tons of evidence and interesting interviews that give a different take on health care and economics, as well as brings in some clever sarcasm to make this both another educational and entertaining documentary.

George Roots (GeorgeRoots) There are some parts of "Sicko" I just cannot believe are real. Whether or not it's the obvious cost cutting initiative's that benefit Insurance companies, or the fact that America's health care system is ranked 37 out of 191 by the World Health Organization. This documentary is a superb eye opener when it comes to seeing just how a few other countries and their policies seem unreal by comparison.This is possibly my favourite of Moore's work so far. There cannot help but be a presence of sarcasm as he continues to go to the lengths he does in order to make some progress, especially with the rescue workers of 9/11. It wouldn't be a Michael Moore film without a little politics here and there, whether you agree with the man or not there's always a level of truth to it all.Final Verdict: Definitely something you should watch, just for the absurdities of it all. 8.5/10.

wsawyer2 One earlier review title sums it up - short on information, high on anecdotal scare stories. I enjoy Michael Moore as a film-maker. Canadian Bacon was fun, it was a spoof, it was fictional. Sicko cannot be described as 'fictional' but it is no more realistic than Canadian Bacon. No health care system in the world is perfect, the US is certainly no exception. But, the description of the Cuban system was so ludicrously inaccurate and misleading as to be laughable. Can a health care system, where officials of the national blood service knowingly, willfully allow HIV-infected blood to be distributed for transfusions (as was the case in France) be considered exemplary? And the greatest pressure in US hospitals to get patients 'out the door' comes not from private insurance companies but from public-funded programs (Medicare / Medicaid). Outcomes data clearly document that if you have a serious illness, there is no better place to be than the US. If a 12 year old girl severs a digit, a thumb for example, she will probably get excellent, low/no cost wound care in Canada and the UK, and grow up without a thumb. In the US she might even be able to have that thumb surgically re-attached (that is fact, albeit anecdotal), although that is not guaranteed, some insurance programs will not cover the surgery, and the success rate is far from 100%. If Moore had started with the premise, 'Who has had a fantastic experience with health care in the US', he could just as easily have produced a so-called documentary with a very different message, but which would have probably also been equally unrepresentative of reality. Enjoy the movie, but don't take it too seriously.

hung_fao_tweeze After watching this movie I became 'sicko'. The realization that people would do this to each other and find it easy to side-step responsibility by blaming a nebulous 'system' only highlights the fact that each and every single unconscionable action really boils down to what an individual would be willing to turn a blind eye to. Capitalism usurping the Christian values we here so much about. So, if you accept this movie's allusions as factual, then this nation should be ashamed. My knee-jerk reaction was to book the first flight out of this country. And yet, I believe Michael Moore continues to claim his citizenship. Thus, I have a quandary to deal with. If you have to rate a movie on the overall impact it will have on you, then it should be rated very high. It sticks to you and you will continue to dwell long after viewing. If ranked on factuality??? Well, the facts are there - those that serve the political agenda of the movie and its maker. What I didn't see is any real confrontation. Moore was willing to get into the corporation's face in 'Roger And Me'. Considering that the 'heartless' corporation that was cabbing sick people and dumping them on the street was just down the block, and Moore didn't even try to take his case to their door makes me scratch my head and wonder why not? I felt that Moore missed some opportunities here - and others. But then I am watching an old 'House' episode where a man is losing his home because of the bill to sew back on his severed thumb. After some 'beat around the bush' dialog, Cuddy finally turns and says that if she has to take the man's house to pay the bill, she will. If that didn't send chills down my spine....because this is considered normal here - and it shouldn't be. I give this a 7 because I felt Moore could have done more.