Knee-Jerk Review: "W."

Despite Josh Brolin's pitch perfect potrayal of George W. Bush this Oliver Stone film feels forced and underhanded. It is difficult at times to tell if Stone is making fun of Bush or merely telling his story. Some of the acting, particulary Thandie Newton as Condaleeza Rice, comes off as bad parody, something you might find in an SNL skit. There is nothing here to make this movie interesting as their is seemingly no real point or message in the film. The cinematography is pretty good but overall this was a dissapointing outing for Stone.

Rating: 4 out of 10