Review of W. (2008) by Joseph — 16 Jun 2010

Movie abult a cocane sniffing dumb ass loser george w bush who sucked the life out of useand put use in debt so I give this movie one stare.

This review of W. (2008) was written by Joseph on 16 Jun 2010.

W. has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 31 Jan 2018

The trouble, basically, is that this film just doesn't know what it is about. Is it about dynasty? Imperialism? Ambition…

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By Eric N (566) on 16 Jan 2016

It was interesting to watch, but I don't know how I feel about it. It didn't always seem like a fair portrayal of George W…

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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 Anthony I (417) on 14 Jan 2015

Of all political biopics out there, this remains to be the strangest. It plays out like a dark comedy from the Coen brothers…

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By Tiberio S (353) on 01 Feb 2016

It is a tragedy that that W was able to steal the Job of POTUS and damage the USA…

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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 Hank K (16) on 22 Aug 2015

Too tonally inconsistent to be great, but it's a solid look at a flawed president from Oliver Stone…

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Oliver Stone's effort in recapturing Bush's term in office is quite impressive, but unfortunately uneventful as well as dull as dishwater…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 16 Aug 2016

A measured and thoughtful meditation on a leader who, this terrific movie believes, inadvertently made the world as roiling as his soul…

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By Brad W (876) on 27 Jan 2015

It's done well but I'm not sure what they were trying to accomplish with this film…

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