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 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 Vadim D (535) on 01 Oct 2014

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

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By Benny G (75) on 16 Feb 2015

Who knows why I watched this movie. It pissed me off beyond belief…

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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 Ty P (436) on 15 Sep 2015

Brilliantly cast and perfectly played, W depicts quite 'accurately' a time in history that will always be looked over, and the player involved…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 12 Dec 2014

In the end it depicts its subject as lost, and pitiable--like Richard Nixon, but more a pawn than a dark knight…

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By Grant H (1,337) on 03 Apr 2015

Bad movie…

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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 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 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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