Sicko - 6/10
Moore leaves out a lot of details and paints a pretty optimistic picture of the non-American health care systems. The basic message is a good one but the point he is trying to make would be much stronger if he gave a more complete and thorough look at the health care systems of England, France, Canada and Cuba. He should not have delved into the more extravagant socialist programs of France because, whether or not they should, many Americans (at least the ones I know) still fear anything that immediately brings socialism to mind. Including these bits will only serve to distance Americans who would have otherwise been on the fence about the issues discussed in Sicko. Moore offers no real solutions to the problems outlined in the movie, offering instead some vague garbage about thinking as "we" instead of "I."
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