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Genres:
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Drama /
War
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Director:
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Max Färberböck
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Actors:
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Juliane Köhler,
Irm Hermann,
Rüdiger Vogler,
Rolf Kanies,
Jördis Triebel,
Roman Gribkov,
Samvel Muzhikyan,
Viktor Zhalsanov,
Aleksandra Kulikova,
Oleg Chernov,
Anne Kanis,
Nina Hoss,
Yevgeni Sidikhin,
Ulrike Krumbiegel,
August Diehl
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Duration:
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131 min.
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Rating:
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(7.1/10)78
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Plot Summary:
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The elasticity and controversial presidency of George W. Bush (Josh Brolin).
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No gore, lots of dick and bush
There was a physicist, whose name I have forgotten, who once said that 'religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil takes religion'. Whether this applies to Mr Bush or not I wouldn't like to judge, but I do like the quote. Actually, screw it, I love to judge, Bush is in the third category. Perhaps I am naive, but I believe there is far too much cynicism about politicians these days, and I am certain that almost all of them enter politics because they want to do good, and they make decisions based on what they think is right, and not because a sinister group of unelected corporate whatevers are forcing them to advance their secret plans to rule the world and blah...
W.
Claudia PuigThe short and snappy title W. reflects the style and focus of this entertaining but superficial biopic. Don't "misunderestimate" us, to paraphrase President Bush: The performances are good (some scarily realistic), and the movie is enjoyable to watch. But as a probing analysis of the 43rd president, it falls short. Though the comic moments are broadly funny, sometimes bordering on campy, the focus on George W. Bush's evolution into a politician leaves questions unanswered. Perhaps director Oliver Stone didn't intend W. to be a serious biopic. But enough moments of melodrama are juxtaposed with the comedy to make you wonder what tone he did want to strike. It's not enough to go for the easy laugh by highlighting Bush's mangled syntax and malaprop...
W.
The life and times of George Walker Bush as recounted by Oliver Stone
When it comes to making movies about their leaders, American filmmakers prefer to wait until their presidents have left office or, better still, passed on. In the perfect situation, the man in question will have died a few decades ago, allowing time for a reevaluation of his contribution to his country and for most of his loved ones to have also shuffled off his mortal coil.
This being so, it's quite amazing that Oliver Stone should be willing to i) make a movie about the Commander-In-Chief and ii) make it something other than a glowing celebration of the man at the top. He's got cajones, Oliver Stone - but then you probably knew that, what with his war record, his ready willingness to say whate...
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