Synopsis
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.
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Cast
- Josh BrolinGeorge W. Bush
- Elizabeth BanksLaura Bush
- Ellen BurstynBarbara Bush
- James CromwellGeorge H.W. Bush
- Richard DreyfussDick Cheney
- Scott GlennDonald Rumsfeld
- Toby JonesKarl Rove
- Stacy KeachRev. Earle Hudd
- Bruce McGillGeorge Tenet
- Thandiwe NewtonCondoleezza Rice
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
W., a biography of President Bush, is fascinating. No other word for it. - 88
Charlotte Observer
You'll be disappointed if you expect famed leftist Oliver Stone to apply a coup de grace to this man. - 80
New York Daily News
A measured and thoughtful meditation on a leader who, this terrific movie believes, inadvertently made the world as roiling as his soul. - 75
Chicago Tribune
In the end it depicts its subject as lost, and pitiable--like Richard Nixon, but more a pawn than a dark knight. - 60
Newsweek
Like all Stone movies, W. has energy and forward momentum--particularly in the pre-presidential sections, when Bush is in his loose-cannon phase. It's not boring, and Brolin is often remarkable. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The intrepid one is the outstanding Josh Brolin, who does such a phenomenal job in the title role that he carries every scene he's in to a place of subtlety and integrity far beyond what Stone needs to make his attention-grabbing noise. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
It's a gutsy movie but not necessarily a good one. Its greatest strength is that it wants to talk about what's on our minds right now and not wait for historians. - 50
Variety
For a film that could have been either a scorching satire or an outright tragedy, W. is, if anything, overly conventional, especially stylistically.
