Review of W. (2008) by Dano S — 10 Sep 2011

An unfair portrayal of a president who saw us through a difficult time in American history.

This review of W. (2008) was written by Dano S on 10 Sep 2011.

W. has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 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 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 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 Sierra W (62) on 07 Aug 2014

It was entertaining. It left me wondering how much of it was true and how much of it wasn't…

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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 Calvin P (13) 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 Anthony I (417) on 14 Jan 2015

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