Review of W. (2008) by Jont. — 02 Nov 2008

No plot, not point. Very poorly made, and an extreme let down.

This review of W. (2008) was written by Jont. on 02 Nov 2008.

W. has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 08 Feb 2019

In spite of Josh Brolin's heroic efforts, W. is a skin-deep biopic that revels in its antic shallowness…

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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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By Broyax (884) on 21 May 2020

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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 Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 31 Jan 2018

The trouble, basically, is that this film just doesn't know what it is about. Is it about dynasty? Imperialism? Ambition…

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By Freddie F (103) on 17 Aug 2015

Fascinating characters / Good acting / Nice filmed / Only rudimentary…

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By Brad W (876) on 27 Jan 2015

It's done well but I'm not sure what they were trying to accomplish with this film…

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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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