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Michael Moore’s agit-prop on the American Health system.  With Moore, you know what you are getting.  Broad brush in your face stuff with plenty of Moore and his humour, some daring deeds like the taking of 9/11 sick heroes to Guantanamo Bay and then Havana for better care than they get in the US.  His jaunt through the other countries’ health schemes suggest a hunky dory situation but we know they are not so great or that some individual excellences do not mean a whole system that works.  The merit of this film is that it confronts us, or rather the American public, with an alternative and much more disturbing picture than they have been led to believe.  From it, the real discussion and sorting out of the mess can take place and if you visit his website, we see that Sicko has generated many community meetings and action committees.  

I found this an easy film to watch, with plenty to think about and not accept automatically.  It is not great film making nor a perfect documentary but it serves its purpose and entertains.  The trouble is that viewers may need to realize that exaggeration is used for effect.

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