Sicko
Sicko (2007) 8/10
Why falling sick in America without health insurance is a very terrible thing. The first Michael Moore film i actually liked, Sicko is at its best when it lets its subjects talk and it can be a riveting and damning indictment of American healthcare and insurance industry. But when Moore does his attention grabbing stunts, like the Guantanamo bay bit towards the end, he detracts from the strength of the tale. There is a compelling tale here, and it does not need Moore’s attention grabbing stunts or directorial flourish to work. Still, this being a Moore film, one must watch with a heavy pinch of salt. Moore likes to play fast and loose with the truth, and gives perhaps too idealized a vision of fully subsidized health care in other countries. As a film, Sicko succeeds in entertaining and informing and is one of the best films of 2007. Just don’t believe everything you watch.
