Review of W. (2008) by Nyx M — 06 Aug 2009

This puts a human story behind a man that's become source of constant controversy.

This review of W. (2008) was written by Nyx M on 06 Aug 2009.

W. has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Octavian (187) on 04 Jul 2014

I think this was my first Oliver Stone film and must say it was definitely on par with my expectations. Brolin had his character down pat…

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By Matt B (1,998) on 08 Jun 2015

I love W. It's definitely an underrated Oliver Stone movie. We all expected the iconoclastic director to take a huge sh*t on George W…

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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 Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Salon (312) on 10 Oct 2014

It's when Stone engages in shameless editorializing -- when he lets his freak-flag point of view fly, rather than tempering it -- that W…

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By Ryan W (1,236) on 12 Apr 2015

The film's main strength is the cast led by Josh Brolin and James Cromwell but outside that it does not offer anything else that interesting really…

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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 Kurt F (320) 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 Jp N (32) on 12 Oct 2014

OMG BUSH IS TERRIBLE THEREFORE THIS MOVIE IS TERRIBLE RIGHT? I disagree with both of those typical trendy accusations but that is just me…

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By Thomas B (1,990) on 21 Jul 2016

**** I found W. to be a really entertaining movie…

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By Eileen Jones (139) for The eXile (94) on 30 Oct 2018

If you decide to go see W., just be warned that, once again, Oliver Stone thinks he has some sort of profound insight to share with you…

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