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 is bringing 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. W. stars Josh Brolin as George W. Bush, Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush, James Cromwell as George Herbert Walker Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush, Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice, Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell, Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld, and Ioan Gruffud as Tony Blair.
This movie was insanely all over the place. It jumped back and forth constantly and pretty much destroyed the movie by doing so. Its a shame because the performances are excellent, especially Josh Brolin a W, James Cromwell as Poppy Bush and Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice. The great peformances were totally wasted by the ridiculous timeline explosion of the movie and Oliver Stone's need to portray W as a whiny kid with daddy issues. He didn't need to remind us about this every 7 minutes. We all totally get it already.
I wouldn't really recommend this movie to anyone. All it really does is annoy you with the jumping around and make you madder at the way things are in our country right now regardless of how accurate the movie is.
