I’ll be the last person to admit I’m a Michael Moore fan; I’ve at most tolerated or mildly enjoyed any of his previous films I’ve watched. Everything posed in Sicko has to be taken with a grain of salt as usual, but even as politically conservative as I tend to be I found there to be several poignant moments that made me think.

If the definition of a successful film is one that makes you think, Sicko does the job well. Even if it doesn’t make you agree that socialized health care is something this country needs or could benefit from, I think if Moore at least causes you to take a second look into how the system is currently structured it fulfills its purpose. Many have been calling for health care reform for a long time now, and it’s true that even though we’re not a third world country, our setup isn’t exactly ideal. That’s an opinion, by the way. If this sounds like a boring picture, I can assure you it’s not. It pertains to all of us; anyone who’s ever gone to the doctor has a reason to watch Sicko.

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