Review of W. (2008) by Hrant B — 02 May 2014

W. is an interesting biopic about president George W. Bush and boasting a great performance from Brolin.

This review of W. (2008) was written by Hrant B on 02 May 2014.

W. has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andrew H (1,696) on 21 Dec 2015

It was interesting how Stone interlaced the two narratives of the movie together, however accurate it was, you gain great insight into W's…

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By Ethan P (599) on 08 Dec 2015

Oliver Stone was probably sitting around one day completely out of ideas for movies to make and figured Well everyone hates President Bush,…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 16 Sep 2014

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By Freddie F (103) on 17 Aug 2015

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By Cameron J (1,335) on 10 Aug 2014

Interesting, but ends way too soon in the history of W. Was looking forward to more, but ultimately felt like a practice role-play…

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By Joshua M (939) on 17 Jun 2018

As an independent, I consider myself pretty neutral, party-wise. In fact, I voted for Bush twice…

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By Jason S (2,514) on 23 Aug 2015

George W. Bush comes off as stupid, spoiled, and has terrible eating and drinking habits. Barbara Bush is scary. George H.W. Bush is sad…

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By R.j. W (22) on 16 May 2015

An 18 year old could've written this. take every known and stereotype and call it a script. is this really an Oliver Stone movie…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 08 Feb 2019

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