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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 Oliver Stone brings the life of our 43rd President to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers through Bush's eventful life - his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to Bush's decision to invade Iraq.Reviews:
Just before the 2004 election, Eminem released a highly-touted animated video for "Mosh" in an effort to encourage young voters to oust Dubya in favor of John Kerry. Suffice it to say, it didn’t exactly galvanize the masses. Released in mid-October for similar purposes, Oliver Stone’s W. didn’t capture the left-wing zeitgeist either; Obama’s rout was practically inevitable by then anyway. Yet the film ismuch more than the extended SNL sketch critics dismissed it as. Josh Brolin inhabits the Commander-in-Chief with panache and charisma in an award-worthy performance, and Bush’s cabinet is also expertly played by the likes of Thandie Newton (Condi Rice), Jeffrey Wright (Colin Powell) and Scott Glenn (Donald Rumsfeld). Interestingly, most viewers groused that the notoriously liberal Stone treated Bush too fairly by omitting 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Personally, we dug the surreal depiction of his drunken early days and sudden transition to composed Christianity.
