5. W.
George W. Bush is and will remain a person of great interest. His presidency was one wrought with failure and corruption. He deserves to be examined by authors and directors, but this movie may have come a bit too soon. I'm sure Oliver Stone's intentions were good, but the writing is so poor. the script feels more like a MadLibs(tee-em) of Bush soundbites than a narrative script. Maybe with some time and more reflection, this story would have more depth. It's a shame because the man is more interesting than this film makes him out to be. The fine performances from Elizabeth Banks, Toby Young, Richard Dreyfuss and Josh Brolin are wasted. Maybe instead of striking while the iron is hot, as he did with his last film World Trade Center he should wait a while, like with his best film, JFK.
Grade: C

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