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W.

2008

Oliver Stone

Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Richard Dreyfuss ...

5.6

2,695

Drama A chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush (Josh Brolin). Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that the actual President is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of the 43rd President to the big screen as only he can. W. takes viewers through Bush's eventful life—his struggles and triumphs, how ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'W.' is fascinating. No other word for it. I became absorbed in its story (...) How can he [Bush] blame himself? He was only following God's will (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Unusual and inescapably interesting (...) [It] feels like a rough draft of a film (...) A relatively even-handed, restrained treatment of recent politics"	NEU
United Kingdom	Helen O'Hara Empire	"Disappointing. Stone whipped this out in time for the US Presidential election, but it’s hard to see how it’ll make any significant impact on voters. Or why it even should. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's not that 'W.' fails to score points. It's watchable, often fun and, on rare occasion, suitably fierce. But from Stone you expect a fire in the belly or the gravitas he showed in Nixon. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Queasily enjoyable (...) The pleasure of Mr. Stone’s work has never been located in restraint but in excess, a commitment to extremes that can drown out the world or, as in this film, give it newly vivid, hilarious and horrible form."	POS
Spain	Miguel Ángel Palomo Diario El País	" (...) Rating: 0 (out of 0)"	NEU

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