http://blog.spout.com/2007/07/12/sicko-hit-or-disaster/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://blog.spout.com/2007/07/12/sicko-hit-or-disaster/#comment-527 Peter T Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:34:59 +0000 http://blog.spoutblog.com/2007/07/12/sicko-hit-or-disaster/#comment-527 While Sicko attracts far fewer viewers than Fahrenheit 9/11, its US numbers seem to be comparable with Bowling for Columbine. It will be interesting to see if it is successful in foreign countries - while Bowling gave foreign audiences a new view into the American soul, Sicko makes also many claims favorable for other countries' healthcare system, and their citizens might disagree. Not all Brits e.g. are happy about the NHS. While Sicko attracts far fewer viewers than Fahrenheit 9/11, its US numbers seem to be comparable with Bowling for Columbine. It will be interesting to see if it is successful in foreign countries - while Bowling gave foreign audiences a new view into the American soul, Sicko makes also many claims favorable for other countries’ healthcare system, and their citizens might disagree. Not all Brits e.g. are happy about the NHS.

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