One Paragraph Review: SiCKO

I found SiCKO to be a pretty thorough indictment of the health care system in the United States. We need to fix it and other countries spend more money and get better, even idealistic, health care treatment. Some of the stories Moore presents in the film are absolutely heart-breaking. Others drive you to outrage and contempt for anyone, politicans especially, who profit and prop up unfair and unkind treatment. Beyond that, I found the editing supurb and there was even room for some humorous bits. And not to dwell on the politics too much but I did find the last 15 minutes or so of the movies absolutely intolerable. Moore's grand salute to Cuba and its "system" was completely over the top and made a valiant but unsuccessful attempt to undermine the movie's key premise: health care in this country, even for those who have it, simply does not work properly.