Oliver Stone doesn't do comedy, intentionally. But perhaps he should: The half-baked, hayseed Hamlet he's created in W. feels alive only when it ventures into the comically absurd.
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This review of W. (2008) was written by John Anderson and published by Newsday on 15 Oct 2008.
W. has generally received mixed reviews.
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