W.

Love this film so much I bought a copy. "miss me yet?" sure do 43. All the things that Oliver Stone mocked about W - mock on. After eight years of having an anti-American socialist for President, we are now back on track with Trump. The liberal elite in Hollywood don't get it. What you mock about W in this film, most of us in the flyer over states, or with flyer over states state of mind, love. Great cast. Love Thandie Newton as Condie Rice and Toby Jones as Carl Rove. Ignored the mischaracterization of the relationship between 41 and 43. An ugly lie by Olive Stone.

Josh Brolin, of all people, did a spectacular job of playing George W. Bush for starters. Lots of conjecture here, but it's a damn fine flick as to covering the life of George "W" to say the least. Shows his father as a person who looked down on his oldest son with no respect or god forbid build his son up with a compliment... Appears to me that Jeb Bush was to be the chosen one..... George Sr. comes across as thin skinned in a big way..... Very, very interesting movie, whether you're a liberal or a conservative. My wife and I originally saw this at the movies....

This film is a mixture of political commentary and character analysis, making it far more interesting that I expected. However, as character study and as political commentary it only goes so deep before turning back, as if the Oliver Stone doesn't totally trust the viewing public with all the details. The film actually paints a sympathetic picture of President George W Bush. This is due to the tension depicted between the cool Episcopalian statesman George Bush and his born-again evangelical son, George W Bush. In some regards, George W Bush follows the policies and ideology of Ronald Reagan rather then the realist approach of his father. The issue of the President's alcoholism was handled very well as we see the President move beyond his alcoholism through his religious faith and the support of his pastor, played by Stacey Keach. There were four events that are missing from the film that are highly significant and I certainly would have been willing to watch 1 more hour of film to see how Stone would interpret the events around the Gore vs. Bush 2000 election struggles in Florida, the response to September 11th, Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and the Joe Wilson - Valerie Plame incident that revealed so much about the power of the Vice President in framing the war effort with Iraq. However since the film is not really meant to be comprehensive history, and only comments on policy indirectly, it is the character of George W Bush that is the true subject of the film. Josh Brolin is excellent as George W Bush as is Richard Dreyfuss in the role of Vice President Dick Cheney. George and Barbara Bush are played by James Cromwell and Ellen Burstyn. They do an excellent job of creating the family of origin tensions that drive much of George W Bush's motivations and actions, at least in this interpretation. Elizabeth Banks plays Laura Bush, the most likeable character in the film. Her support for her husband and faith that he will eventually muddle through appears to be one of his greatest assets. I wish the role of Dick Cheney had been larger since we now know the pivotal role in played in the decision to invade Iraq and the growing distance between the President and Vice President during the last 18 months of his second term when President Bush distanced himself from Cheney, the architect of many of the failures of the Bush Presidency. Jeffrey Wright plays the reflective far-seeing Secretary of State, Colin Powell, who must constantly defend his position against Cheney, Rove, and Rumsfeld. Toby Jones plays Karl Rove and is not given as much emphasis as I would have expected. As far as I can tell, Karen Hughes was completely left out of the film. I was not as impressed with the performance of Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice. She seemed stiff and insignificant. The film does a very good job of revealing how the failure to find any weapons of mass destruction destroyed the credibility of the Bush presidency. At some point George W Bush recognizes that he will go down in history as one of the greatest Presidential failures for taking the United States into a war on false fabricated evidence. The film had to show that President George W Bush was a man who rarely reflected upon his own performance as evidenced by the press conference where he is asked if he made any mistakes in his Presidency, and he responds that he can't think of one. In a presidency that was full of mistakes, this is one of the most fascinating aspects of the film and of the character of George W Bush.

After having watched this film, I have concluded that it is not Anti-Bush nor is it Pro-Bush. The film depicted the former President as a very compassionate individual with the ability to connect to people all across the nation. Also, the film does display moments of where the Former President has his doubts and encounters situations that puts him in a position of uncertainty, such as the ongoing war with Iraq. Iraq was primarily the main focus of the film as it displays how the Bush Administration had dug themselves in a hole with false reports of WMDs being possessed in the middle-east and how they have managed to lose the public opinion on the the war itself. Overall, I've enjoyed this film as I have always been fascinated of just how the now-former-President, had ever came to be the President in the first place. Hindsight, sure has a way with a tragic comedy.

I thought the movie would be more interesting and speaking of someone who loves history. I just thought the movie would be better and would hold my interest, but it didn’t. That’s why I said it was just okay.

This film was interesting about the former president. Gave insight to this man's past behavior and how he changed himself.

So Funny! Loved It!!

I adored Stone's JFK film and watch it often. Nixon (the film!) was great. This movie is hugely entertaining and is to be recommended especially to sceptics. As Stone reveals in the excellent Extras, Bush is seen almost as a victim, both of his own innate stupidity but also of his clever and bullying, domineering father. What comes through is Dubya's total adoration of/by his wife; his faith in god which (he thinks) renders him invincible and infallible, and his belief that he genuinely wanted to do good during his presidency. Stone interweaves Bush' wild youth with the run-up to the Iraq war. The 'Michael Moore' treatment is, for example, the Robin Hood music (hilarious) while Bush debates military strategy; the caricature treatment of Condoleeza Rice and some of the camera work. I was very impressed with this film, having almost been put off by critics. If you have an opinion of Blair and Bush and the Iraq invasion, this is a good piece of critique. Bet you end up feeling sorry for Bush!!!

Ich habe mir "W" aus reinem Interesse an der Person des George W. Bush angesehen. Es gibt ja fast nur Negatives über den Sohn von George Bush zu lesen, zu sehen, zu hören. Aber ich gehöre ja zu den Menschen, die sich gerne beiden Seiten einer Münze angucken, bevor sie ein Urteil fällen. Ich bin ein Fan von Oliver Stone Verfilmungen und nach diesem Film musste ich dann erstmal in mich gehen. Der Dabbelju, der uns hier präsentiert wird, ist ein menschlicher, ein sogar recht amüsanter und sympathischer Mann, der ganz ehrlich überzeugt von dem gewesen ist, was er während seiner Amtszeit so getan hat. Das kann man jetzt gutheißen oder auch nicht, das muß jeder für sich selbst entscheiden. Man kann nach dem Film auch versuchen, den Menschen "W" vom Politiker "W" zu trennen, aber das erweist sich als fast unmöglich, weil sein Werdegang zu politisch ist, als das man das eine vom anderen trennen könnte. Im Grund ist der Herr W. Bush ein Kind seiner Zeit und vor allem ein Kind seines allumfassenden Vaters. W. ist ein lustiger junger Mann, er trinkt gerne, er lacht gerne, er macht gerne mit Frauen rum, Arbeit ist nicht so sein Ding. Er leidet unter dem Herrscherdruck des Vaters, der den jüngeren Sohn Jeb stets vorzieht. Egal, was er tut, er wird den Erwartungen nicht gerecht, das macht ihn sympathisch. Kennt man die familiären Hintergründe kann man einige Entscheidungen, die Herr W. Bush in seiner Amtszeit getroffen hat, besser verstehen. Man muss sie nicht gutheißen, aber man kann sie nachvollziehen. Allen voran in Einmarsch in den Irak. In Oliver Stones Film lernt man den Menschen Walker Bush kennen. Man kann über ihnen weinen und ihn belächeln, aber man der Film macht eins deutlich: Der Führer der Welt ist immer in erster Linie ein Mensch und als solcher fehlbar! Josh Brolin vergisst man fast, wenn man den Film guckt, er wird zu Bush, was auch ein großes Plus für den Film ist. Angucken und selbst urteilen.

Malgré les mauvaises critiques des médias, ''W.'' reste un très bon film superbement bien fait. Bien sûr, ce n'est pas ''JFK'' mais cela tire très bien son épingle du jeu. Josh Brolin est excellent dans le rôle du président Bush. Les prestations de James Cromwell (George Bush père), Richard Dreyfuss (Dick Cheney) et Stacey Keach (le révérend Hurle) sont également à souligner. Le film raconte la genèse de la guerre d'Irak de 2003 et la façon dont le gouvernement Bush s'y est pris pour justifier cette guerre controversée. Il revient également dans le passé, à l'époque où Bush était alcoolique. La réaction du président lorsqu'il apprend que l'Irak n'a pas d'armes de destruction massive est à voir. Oliver Stone nous donne sa façon de voir l'histoire récente des États-Unis. Un film à voir et à revoir.

a good insight into W

Grande come sempre Oliver Stone il film è eccezionale Non a caso Non lo vedrete mai né in televisione né sulle varie piattaforme