Rotten
As Poppy Bush says, and says again,"You disappoint me, Junior."
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Oliver Stone Director
- Josh Brolin as George W. Bush
- Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush
- Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush
- Ioan Gruffudd as Tony Blair
- Thandiwe Newton as Condoleezza Rice
- Richard Dreyfuss as Dick Cheney
- Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld
- James Cromwell as George Herbert Walker Bush
- Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell
- Toby Jones as Karl Rove
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
58%
Tomatometer
Fresh
'W.' is neither coruscating nor edifying - but without the benefit of hindsight, it's probably the best we can hope for.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Rotten
W. feels poorly timed: too late to have any effect on the public, most of whom long ago checked out on the President, and too early to provide more than a schematic interpretation of who he is.
David Denby, New Yorker
Rotten
Perhaps Stone believed that the only way you can make sense of the George W. Bush debacle is by presenting it as a goof -- a Freudian cartoon. But if that's the case, he erred on the side of caution.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
It has its moments, one of the finest at the conclusion.
Tom Charity, CNN.com
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