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Ken B @RT33405897 4d If a film is too nuanced even if brilliant it goes over the heads of most critics. Unfortunately being provocatively provincial is the arena most critics dwell in. Josh Brolin’s performance was Oscar worthy and completely mesmerizing. Oliver Stone’s threading the fine line between tragedy and comedy and their interplay is unparalleled. If you have not seen W do. See more andrea C @Charst May 26 Biopic lineare e senza particolari sussulti per Bush jr. raccontato in maniera lucida e senza eccessi, seppure senza mai nemmeno osare nel cercare di raccontare le intenzioni e soprattutto i sentimenti di un personaggio che rimane impermeabile allo sguardo dello spettatore per tutto il film. Pochi flashback e tanti brevi eventi raccontati senza mai entrare veramente nel dettaglio o nel cuore delle questioni. Forse gli aspetti più raccontati sono quelli legati ai rapporti personali del protagonista; che però, come per il resto del film, scorrono senza grandi sussulti seppure senza mai annoiare troppo lo spettatore. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 15 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 03/20/2025 As far as biographical films go, it was okay. As far as entertainment goes, it’s mildly entertaining and slightly informative. It loses focus in the back half as it delves more into the Iraq War. Still, it’s better than 45/47. See more Alan C @RT79027768 12/23/2024 A great film by Director Oliver Stone. The film has a solid cast and a great storyline. It takes you on a general in depth biopic of the 43rd President George W. Bush. Josh Brolin knocked his portrayal of former President George W. Bush out of the park. He got alot of Bush's mannerisms correct. The film takes a deep look at everything from Bush's very untamed youth, to his decision to quit the bottle to the decision making that went into The War in Iraq. A very eye opening film. Also, Elizabeth Banks shines as Former First Lady Laura Bush. She also got Mrs. Bush's style and mannerisms down to a T. A very well done and eye opening political drama/biopic. Mr. Stone should be proud. An A+ film. See more Blu B @RT43513976 11/18/2024 Looking back I think the biggest problem here is this tried to do two things. It tried serving as a bio pic for Bush AND trying to explain what went wrong with the Iraq WMDs. It's simply too much for a 2 hour film to cover. and what ends up happening. This should've taken a queue from All The President's Men where it didn't try to show all of Nixon's life only 2 years after Watergate, but focused just on the event in razor focus. It didn't need to show the Presiden'ts life to understand the motivations for such a event. The same would porbably work here and that movie didn't even show Nixon once in anything that wasn't stock footage. The editing, pacing, and cinematography aren't good here and everything else is just alright. It's VERY unfocused with it's ideas and skips over big events. We never see bush as a kid despite seeing his early college years. But the father relationship is huge in this so seeing that would've probably helped. we don't see the campaigning, the 2000 election , literally NOTHING once he's elected govenor or Texas, and nothing else besides the Iraq War during his tenue including 9/11. Also his relationship with Cheney isn't really explored. Looking back also, this doesn't do a good job explaining the actual Iraq War origins and kind of just expects you to have lived through those events (a simliar but not as severe problem in All The President's Men had also). There are scenes that are just VERY boring also paritculary anything where they sit around explaining the WMD stuff. It gets very repetitive and the music is SOOOOOO boring. The direction feels inconsisitent. The non WMD White House stuff feels like it was shot by a different director almost and feels uninspired. I will say this. It's impressive given this is Stone that it doens't feel heavily political but I think that's an unintended byproduct of it being so unfocused too. Brolin really is hit or miss here. He feels miscast, alright, and other times does a good job. Dreyfuss as Cheney is solid and the best casting choice in this. Everyone else is very forgettable including Cromwell. There just isn't any electricity between him and Brolin which makes the father son dynamics hard to buy into. Skip This. See more Read all reviews

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