Sicko

A new comedic documentary from Michael Moore (Roger and Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 911) about 45 million people with no health insurance in the richest country on Earth.

“An affecting and entertaining dissection of the American health care industry, showing how it benefits the few at the expense of the many.” (Alissa Simon, Variety)

“May I introduce a new phrase into the Franglais dictionary? C'était un slam-dunk.” (Andrew O’Herir, Salon)

“As both harangue and movie tragicomedy, SICKO is socko.” (Richard Corliss, Time)

“Mr. Moore has hardly been shy about sharing his political beliefs, but he has never before made a film that stated his bedrock ideological principles so clearly and accessibly.” (A.O. Scott, New York Times)

"SICKO is Moore's best film: a documentary that mixes outrage, hope, and gonzo stunts in the right proportions; that poses profound questions about the connection between health care and work; and that throws an unforgiving spotlight on what is, in both senses, the elephant in the room." (New York Magazine)

"[Moore] leavens his serious comedy with absurdist anecdotes. Funniest is that of the young woman, made unconscious by an auto collision and rushed to the hospital, who awakened to learn that her insurer had denied reimbursement for the ambulance because it wasn't 'preapproved.'" (Philadelphia Inquirer)

"Filmmaker Michael Moore's brilliant and uplifting new documentary, SICKO . . . never talks down or baits the audience." (Fox TV)

"SICKO is a movie whose time has come...In an era when the mainstream news media have lost the public trust to Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, Moore's brutally comic take on matters of life and death is just the ticket...the weight of evidence Moore marshals for taking the profit motive out of medicine is overwhelming. In a summer of dumb, shameless drivel, Moore delivers a movie of robust mind and heart. You'll laugh till it hurts." (Rolling Stone)

"I am not a devout Michael Moore fan by any means...[But] SICKO is a beyond brilliant, nonpartisan exposé on American politics that should be mandatory for every student in America . . . Yay for digging into the roots of our current fiasco. Yay for Michael Moore." (E! Online)