Review of W. (2008) by Baroldw. — 25 Oct 2008

Good acting but I thought this movie was going to be funny and was extremely disappointed.

This review of W. (2008) was written by Baroldw. on 25 Oct 2008.

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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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 Ty P (436) on 15 Sep 2015

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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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