Review of Sicko (2007) by Warren A — 28 Sep 2009

This basically explains how much work Obama has to do if he's gonna reform U.S healthcare...

This review of Sicko (2007) was written by Warren A on 28 Sep 2009.

Sicko has generally received very positive reviews.

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