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'W.': Bush Whackednew
Oliver Stone takes on the most incompetent president in history.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-24-2008 |
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Bush Gets Stoned in 'W.'new
While Oliver Stone's latest a messy movie without much momentum, it embraces a willful confusion -- one that history might prove to be a perfectly appropriate response to the last eight years.
'W.' is for Wimpynew
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?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
10-21-2008 |
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'W.' is Not a Political Screed, but Rather an Empathetic Character Studynew
Bush fans, assuming there are any left, are unlikely to be much offended by W. It's the Bush haters -- the only potential audience for this, really -- who are likely to be upset.
'W.' Gets a Bnew
Maybe it's because Sarah Palin has put the bar so low, but Oliver Stone's Bush seems to have credibility, and he evokes sympathy.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
10-16-2008 |
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Oliver Stone Doesn't Settle for Easy Ridicule, He Looks Deep Inside Bush's Soulnew
The hard work of Stone’'s new film about George Bush -- that uses the synecdoche title W. -- is to avoid impertinence and rebuild the concepts of fairness and empathy while examining the Bush enigma.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-16-2008 |
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Oliver Stone Tells Bush Junior's Infamous Story
Stone's unpolished but finely tuned biopic of Western Civilization's most controversial leader is a straight-ahead dramatized biographical film that pedals between George W. Bush's misspent youth and his days in public office.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
10-13-2008 |
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