SICKO

RYAN: I’d like to take this opportunity to announce to you and the world that I am officially moving out of the country.
CAROLINE: I’ll tell ya, after seeing this movie, that sounds pretty tempting. “Sicko” was 8000 times more disturbing than I thought it was going to be.

RYAN: Amen. But first, let’s talk about the quality of filmmaker that Michael Moore is.

CAROLINE: I’ve really enjoyed the movies of his that I’ve seen, though I sometimes think he’s provocative for provocative’s sake. God knows he loves to be inflammatory – but he does raise some very interesting points. Would it kill him to lose a little more weight though?

RYAN: Seriously, speaking of health care. But I love his use of music and his art of storytelling. All the elements he put together for this movie made it so entertaining and fun to watch.

CAROLINE: He uses a lot of fun vintage stock footage to illustrate his points. It almost gives the movie a cheesy quality but in an amusing way.

RYAN: This movie to me is as scary as any horror film. As I’ve often said, the scariest horror movies are the ones where the plot is actually plausible in real life. And this movie “Sicko” not only could actually happen, but is actually happening.

CAROLINE: I don’t even know what to say. The way it portrays our country and how ass backwards it is in so many of its policies is unbelievable. It’s a profoundly disturbing look at the way our country runs its health care system – especially when compared to other countries.

RYAN: Michael Moore goes to the UK, France and Canada to show how they all have universal free health coverage. Anyone can walk into any hospital or doctor that they choose and it’s free, whereas here, people are turned away if they can’t pay.

CAROLINE: It’s alarming that one-sixth of our nation doesn’t have health insurance and as a result, they’re S.O.L. if they get sick. The examples Michael Moore gives are so terrifying, like people literally dying because they’re turned away by hospitals for having no insurance or having the wrong insurance.

RYAN: He also makes the point that regardless of how wealthy someone is or what access they have to health care, Americans are being outlived by people in other countries because they have less stress and better preventative medicine than we have.

CAROLINE: I’ve always liked Michael Moore’s films even though they’re sometimes disturbing, but this movie put the fear of God in me for two hours.

RYAN: I was emotional about it at one point, though I didn’t actually cry. The scene with the 9/11 workers at the end is unreal.

CAROLINE: Oh my God, you will not believe what happens to them, but I won’t say ‘cuz I don’t want to ruin it. Bottom line?

RYAN: This is a captivating documentary and I highly recommend it.

CAROLINE: Michael Moore interviews an interesting cross-section of people from all different countries and walks of life, and you can’t help but care about their stories because they resonate with everyone. It’s not a fun movie to watch. I did not have fun. But I definitely recommend it.

RYAN: Let’s hope the movie will have some influence on our government.