Sicko (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.3/10   

Réalisateur:

Michael Moore

Scénariste (WGA):

Michael Moore (written by)

Release Date:

22 juin 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Accroche:

This might hurt a little.

Plot:

A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories.

Plot Keywords:

Hmo | Hospital | Canada | Cuba | France

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

his best documentary so far

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	11:45 AM	TMC
Sat. July 11	1:30 PM	TMC
Thur. July 16	8:00 PM	TMC

Ensemble

Michael Moore	...	Himself
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Tony Benn	...	Himself
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Reggie Cervantes	...	Herself
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hillary Rodham Clinton	...	Herself (archive footage)
John Graham	...	Himself
Aleida Guevara	...	Herself
William Maher	...	Himself
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Linda Peeno	...	Herself

Autre(s) titre(s):

SiCKO (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Durée:

123 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Français | Espagnol | Russe

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Norway:A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | France:Unrated | UK:12A | Ireland:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:Btl | Germany:6 | Finland:S | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43583) | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company:

Dog Eat Dog Films

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The Italian version consistently mistranslates "bone marrow" as "spinal cord" (in Italian the two terms are more similar).

Guillemet:

[final lines]
Michael Moore: It was hard for me to acknowledge that in the end, we truly are all in the same boat. And that now matter what are differences, we sink or swim together. That's how it seems to be everywhere else. They take care of each other, no matter what their disagreements...

Movie Connections:

References Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Soundtrack:

Rejected

his best documentary so far

Brilliant documentary, with a softer, less angry Moore taking a good hard look at the current state of the inner-workings of the American private health care system, and comparing them to the universal systems in Canada, England, and France. The nay-sayers will argue that he's skewing his content, or simply choosing the worst HMO stories, but that's exactly what he has to do to drive his point home! The content here is far less controversial than in his previous films. It's widely known that, despite being one of the richest countries in the world, the states is far from best when it comes to taking care of their own.

The film gives the impression that Canadians wait an average of 45minutes to get seen at a hospital. Being a Canadian, I'll tell you right away that is not the case. There is an issue here in Canada with long wait times (both at the hospital and for major surgery), however, the system still works well, and everyone is taken care of, regardless of financial or social status.

Seeing sicko really made me realize just how much I take our universal health care system for granted. Some of the HMO horror stories Moore gives are shocking (to put it lightly).

While this film doesn't pack quite the punch, compared to Fahrenheit and Columbine, it's still going to turn a lot of heads. Everyone should see this movie.