Director Oliver Stone has never shirked controversy, resulting in some fine dramas such as Nixon and the spectacular JFK. Continuing the common presidential thread comes Stone’s latest effort; W. I don’t believe a Blu-ray review is the proper medium for any political commentary, so I will stick to the view of the man as portrayed by the film.

George W. Bush (Josh Brolin) is played with conviction and largely avoids portraying him as the gaffe ridden moron that the popularist press did. The film rather disjointedly tells the story of his rise to politics through flashback, in amongst personal issues and family problems. As the film progresses it largely concentrates on the Iraq war and the choices his Cabinet made during, including Donald Rumsfeld (Scott Glenn), Dick Cheney (Richard Dreyfuss), Colin Powell (Jeffrey Wright) and Condoleeza Rice (Thandie Newtown in a rather bizarre performance).



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