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Mocha Latte
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Hi,
Yeah, saw this at the w/e. Pretty funny (not sure it was meant to be), but at turns occasionally sad. Set in the near present day, interspersed with flashbacks of Dubya's frat / college years and his continued failure to find his true vocation in life. The actors playing the key white house roles were fairly convincing - of note, Scot Genn as Rumsfeld and Richard Dreyfuss as Cheney. If what was seen on the screen is to be believed, Colin Powell (Jeffrey Wright) was the lone voice of reason / sanity during the discussions over WMRAB. The most chilling, and most reminiscent of JFK's 'magic bullet' scene was the chief of staff's meeting, on the plan to secure Iraq for the oil...if it played out like that of course. Fairly enjoyable biopic, could've done with some trimming around the middle, perhaps to focus / show the immediate events post 9/11 but I guess that's been documented elsewhere. A powerhouse performance from Brolin is what makes the movie, with a pitch-perfect impression of Bush - a hick of a man way out of his depth.
No JFK then, but still worth a watch. 7/10.
Yeah, saw this at the w/e. Pretty funny (not sure it was meant to be), but at turns occasionally sad. Set in the near present day, interspersed with flashbacks of Dubya's frat / college years and his continued failure to find his true vocation in life. The actors playing the key white house roles were fairly convincing - of note, Scot Genn as Rumsfeld and Richard Dreyfuss as Cheney. If what was seen on the screen is to be believed, Colin Powell (Jeffrey Wright) was the lone voice of reason / sanity during the discussions over WMRAB. The most chilling, and most reminiscent of JFK's 'magic bullet' scene was the chief of staff's meeting, on the plan to secure Iraq for the oil...if it played out like that of course. Fairly enjoyable biopic, could've done with some trimming around the middle, perhaps to focus / show the immediate events post 9/11 but I guess that's been documented elsewhere. A powerhouse performance from Brolin is what makes the movie, with a pitch-perfect impression of Bush - a hick of a man way out of his depth.
No JFK then, but still worth a watch. 7/10.
Was going to create a new thread before I saw this one.
Saw it yesterday and decided the title stood for 'Why?' as in, why was this film made? I sort of enjoyed it but kept wondering what it was trying to be or trying to say? Was it pro Bush? It certainly wasn't a damning enditement of the man. It was slightly funny in places and a bit odd in others. I'm pretty sure Stone is no fan of Bush and his policy towarRAB Iraq, but any criticism the film is trying to make is so ambiguous as to be totally lost to the average person i.e. me!
I will credit it with opening my eyes to W's life history, especially his total lack of experience in politics. How can someone who had a small role in his father's presidential election in '88, then only got elected as Governor of Texas in '94 manage to become US President in 2000? It does make you wonder where the power has laide in the US for the last 8 years.
Saw it yesterday and decided the title stood for 'Why?' as in, why was this film made? I sort of enjoyed it but kept wondering what it was trying to be or trying to say? Was it pro Bush? It certainly wasn't a damning enditement of the man. It was slightly funny in places and a bit odd in others. I'm pretty sure Stone is no fan of Bush and his policy towarRAB Iraq, but any criticism the film is trying to make is so ambiguous as to be totally lost to the average person i.e. me!
I will credit it with opening my eyes to W's life history, especially his total lack of experience in politics. How can someone who had a small role in his father's presidential election in '88, then only got elected as Governor of Texas in '94 manage to become US President in 2000? It does make you wonder where the power has laide in the US for the last 8 years.
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yeah, I enjoyed it...
glad I saw it as it's only on this week at my local cineworld.....
Two funny moments for me, the choking on the pretzel's and the Tony Blair impression, which included his jerky hand movements.....
yeah, I enjoyed it...
glad I saw it as it's only on this week at my local cineworld.....
Two funny moments for me, the choking on the pretzel's and the Tony Blair impression, which included his jerky hand movements.....
twilight fan11
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Drat, finished today at our local Showcase.
Not very popular as most places have only had it on one week. Will have to seek it out somewhere, maybe Central London.
Not very popular as most places have only had it on one week. Will have to seek it out somewhere, maybe Central London.