I mean… seriously?

Honestly, this has to be a joke. As if it’s the latest mocking Presidential sketch from Saturday Night Live (sans Dana Carvey, of course). Really, I just don’t understand why Oliver Stone thought it was a good idea to make W., a big-budget, high profile biopic on the man that is still in office, covering parts of his life leading up to as recent as the past few years. How about a little hindsight, first of all?
Secondly, besides curiosity about seeing Josh Brolin’s best Bush impression, a too good looking Elizabeth Banks as the Mrs., James Cromwell as daddy, Ellen Burstyn as mommy, and Thandie Newton as her political twin Condoleezza Rice - who ACTUALLY wants to see this thing because of the story? Three-fourths of Americans are sick of Bush, why would they want to go see a movie about him while he was still in office? And Stone says he is going to make an unbiased, honest portrayal of the man. Naturally, I don’t buy that for a minute. Truly though, the only reason people will see this is because they’ll be curious about the actors’ impersonations.
The EW cover there describes W. as being controversial. The only controversy I can think of is why Stone is wasting the time of everyone involved in this.
Stupid.
Source: /Film












I’m kidding of course.
Comment by Kurt Halfyard — May 8, 2008
He looks like Billy Bob Thornton.
Comment by Andrew James — May 8, 2008
…its like if they had cast Glenn Danzig as Wolverine…
Comment by Goon — May 8, 2008
Comment by Jonathan — May 8, 2008
As for the film itself - if nothing else people will see it our of curiosity (that’s why I’d see it) but I’m not sure about it either. Doesn’t sound like much of a winner to me.
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Comment by Mercurie — May 8, 2008
Let me get this straight. It can’t be accurate because it’s about contemporary events? Distance adds “objectivity”?
I’m not sure many historians would agree with you.
Comment by Rusty James — May 8, 2008
Or maybe the guy who’s Bush’s favorite Bush impersonator.
Fuck, Will Farrell did a great job as Bush on SNL. Brolin has such a gravely a deep voice, I don’t see him doing a good impersonation of his voice. But then we will have to wait and see.
Comment by swarez — May 9, 2008
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