TV Spot: W
By Craig Kennedy - September 20th, 2008; 12:45 pm
The more I see of this movie, the more I’m convinced it might be worth seeing just for Josh Brolin’s performance. He seems to have captured Bush effectively without stooping into caricature. I still doubt the movie will be any good or that it will change anyone’s opinion of our current president, but it might turn out to be something to see. Could Brolin be up for an Oscar?
Ready or not, Oliver Stone’s W opens October 17.
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Tags: Josh Brolin, Oliver Stone, W.
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well, I always give Stone enough rope.
I’m not a huge fan of directors who aren’t known for subtlety, but we’ll see.
I’ve been becoming more and more cautiously optimistic about this film the more I’ve seen from it. Every ad I’ve seen so far has managed to strike just the right tonal balance, but I still have trouble imagining that Stone will be able to maintain that for two hours. Regardless, the film looks to be a good acting guarantee (from just about everyone, not just Brolin), so it’ll definitely be worth a look. Alexander aside, Stone has always been pretty good with actors. To this date, he remains the only person ever to get a good performance out of Jim Belushi.
Too bad Stone didn’t write (Supreme Court nominee) Harriet Miers into the script. Joan Cusack might’ve worked it out okay.
. . . or walk-on cameos for the actual Bush twins!
Guantanamera! LMAO. I might just have to see this in the theaters after all.
So true, alynch. I’m still surprised that Jim Belushi was even in SALVADOR, as it is not his type of project at all.
Subtlety is fine for some directors, but when it comes to Oliver, I like him best when he holds nothing back. His films have a brutal honesty that I can’t help but admire.
BTW, Brolin should not be the only reason to see this. I’m eager to see Cromwell, Glenn, and Wright in their respective roles and I’m all too curious to see Richard Dreyfuss as Big Dick (in name and in personality) himself.