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Reviews Counted:201
Fresh:120
Rotten:81
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: A surprisingly sympathetic portrayal of the 43rd American president, W. is fascinating in spots, but merely rudimentary as a whole.
Theatrical Release:07-11-2008
Synopsis: Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director... [More]
Starring: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks
Director: Oliver Stone
Aided by an Oscar-worthy turn from Josh Brolin, what "W." attempts is something far bolder than badgering. Instead, Oliver Stone spews a subtler invective than normal here - insightful and indicting of a country's complicity up to a point.
Uma mistura de documentário e esquete do Saturday Night Live.
It's a film with a shelf life, I think. Unlike W himself, it should mature over time.
Top CriticStone and screenwriter Stanley Weiser have little...to offer us.
An absorbing and weirdly enjoyable portrait of a slight, meritless man and his calamitous presidency.
Endeavours this even-handed and entertaining shouldn't be "misunderestimated."
An interesting post-mortem on the still warm corpse of a presidency, but not top-shelf Oliver Stone.
More character piece than the expected tragedy or parody, W. is surprisingly good fun.
Part satire, part biopic, part behind-the scenes political drama, W gets stranded in a no-man's land somewhere in between.
It’s interesting, it’s well done, but that’s about it.
First and foremost, W. dazzles by Josh Brolin's astounding performance, but the film itself entertains and engages thoroughly from start to finish.
A movie that's like a photo album made of moving pictures, focusing on his early, untamed life, the extraordinary turnaround and finally the first term.
Rather simplistic and reductive, but something tells me Oliver Stone didn't mind it turning out that way.
W. is the October surprise. The movie won't change anybody's ideas about the values of the last eight years. But it may make some of us think differently about their protagonist. If one expects -- or demands -- a Liberal screed against G.W. Bush, t
When [Stone] looks into Bush's eyes... he's reflecting on the long, tormented nights of many an American soul.
Love him or hate him, there's no denying that George W. Bush is a remarkably controversial figure, so how is it possible that Stone has managed to make a movie that's about as incendiary as Kung Fu Panda?
Josh Brolin develops an ingenious physical tic that encompasses the President: He talks with his mouth full, like a man who's bitten off more than he can chew.
Stone miscalculates by wanting to talk about George W. Bush just as he has become the lamest of lame ducks.
... while not the ideological lambasting many probably expected, it's nonetheless not a portrait the subject himself would find flattering.
Like the worst of Stone's movies, W. feels bloated, sloppy, and overambitious.
February 09, 2009:
RT on DVD: Oliver's W, Spike's St. Anna, and My Name is Bruce!
What better way to celebrate the inauguration of President Barack Obama by watching Oliver Stone's W. this week on DVD? While a handful of middling studio releases hit home... More...
February 08, 2009:
This Stone-d Bush is a pampered village idiot prop, with Thandie's bubbleheaded Condi stealing the show. And while W's 'just make sure you hit no camels on the ass,' is wild, the movie begs the question, who is responsible? W: The Audacity Of Honing Up. 
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February 01, 2009:
This Stone-d Bush is a pampered village idiot prop, with Thandie's bubbleheaded Condi stealing the show. And while W's 'just make sure you hit no camels on the ass,' is wild, the movie begs the question, who is responsible? W: The Audacity Of Honing Up.
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