Review of W. (2008) by Ovidiu R — 01 Jul 2009

Great movie about George W. Bush's life!

This review of W. (2008) was written by Ovidiu R on 01 Jul 2009.

W. has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Steven S (909) on 20 May 2017

This changed my view a bit on George W. It's a fun view on the presidency. It puts it a bit in perspective to today's presidential office…

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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 Bradley H (451) on 08 May 2014

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By Gavin M (668) on 04 Apr 2015

Terrible movie. Oliver Stone has lost his touch…

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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 Vadim D (535) on 01 Oct 2014

It's not a bad film, but it's not necessarily interesting…

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

The performances are good (some scarily realistic), and the movie is enjoyable to watch…

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By Camille L (1,034) on 23 Nov 2014

Il ne se passe étrangement pas grand-chose dans W., mais Oliver Stone parvient comme d'habitude à rendre les dialogues entre Bush et ses…

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By Anthony K (935) on 10 Aug 2017

A fairly interesting look into who Dubya was as a person. As a biopic, it's a little jarring with the random intercutting of the flashbacks…

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