Healthy praise for Moore's 'Sicko' - CNN.com

[cyberpj]

Healthy praise for Moore's 'Sicko'
POSTED: 12:07 p.m. EDT, May 19, 2007
Moore's attack on U.S. health care well received at Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) -- "Sicko," Michael Moore's ferocious and funny attack on the U.S. health care system, got a warm welcome at the Cannes Film festival Saturday. At home, it has started a firestorm.

The movie doesn't open until late June, but it has already been criticized by conservative politicians and sparked a U.S. government investigation that could land Moore a fine or jail time.

"I know the storm awaits me back in the United States," said Moore as he absorbed the enthusiastic response of critics and journalists after the film's first Cannes screening. Moore held a private showing Tuesday in New York for a group of ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers featured in the film.

More:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/19/film.michaelmoore.ap/index.html

Moore's previous films were praised and reviled in equal measure. Americans will likely be just as divided by "Sicko" -- especially scenes in which Moore takes the sick 9/11 rescuers to Cuba for treatment.

[democrat2thecore]

1. I can't wait to see this film

This health care expose could be Moore's best film yet according to some who've seen it. A collegaue of mine saw it and said it could, "blow the roof off the health care debate." Let's hope!

[Dr.Phool]

2. I'll be there on opening day.

Just like when F911 opened.

Come on, repukes! Start trashing it loudly before it's released. It'll save millions in publicity costs, and guarantee another huge haul at the box office.