Reviews Are Coming In For Oliver Stone's "W"

1 Oliver Stone's new film, W., about the life of President George W. Bush will be in full release on October 23. But early reviews are starting to come out on the film which stars Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks. Variety reports: "Oliver Stone's unusual and inescapably interesting W. feels like a rough draft of a film it might behoove him to remake in 10 or 15 years. The director's third feature to hinge on a modern-era presidency, after JFK and Nixon, offers a clear and plausible take on the current chief executive's psychological makeup and, considering Stone's reputation and Bush's vast unpopularity, a relatively even-handed, restrained treatment of recent politics. For a film that could have been either a scorching satire or an outright tragedy, W. is, if anything, overly conventional, especially stylistically. The picture possesses dramatic and entertainment value, but beyond serious filmgoers curious about how Stone deals with all this president's men and women, it's questionable how wide a public will pony up to immerse itself in a story that still lacks an ending." The film has a soap connection with some of the key roles being played by soap veterans. Scott Glenn (ex-Calvin, THE EDGE OF NIGHT) plays Donald Rumsfeld. Michael Gaston (ex-Spike, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) is General Tommy Franks. Jason Ritter (ex-Todd, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) apppears as Jeb Bush. Other actors in the film who have appeared on soaps include Jeff Hoferer, James Martin Kelly and Madison Mason.