A good movie

Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but it sounded intriguing and I always had a weak spot for Oliver Stone's work so I was really eager to check it out. Eventually, I really liked the damned thing. First of all, I have to make something clear, I'm really a sucker for movies about politics so the main subject was really interesting to me. However, the first thing that stroke me was Josh Brolin who gave here a great performance. Only for him, it is really worth watching this movie. What was also very interesting is that they managed to give some nuances about W. Bush and even though you can see that he is not really bright, you can't avoid feel sympathy for the guy and I think it shows how well done this movie was. It's too bad the movie didn't keep its edge and lost focus later on. For example, they show his whole journey from Yale student to Texas governor but, then, they abruptly stopped. Why not showing his first very controversial presidential election? or 09/11? So, it was flawed but Oliver Stone definitely succeeded in creating a rather fascinating portrait of someone who pretty much looked like an incompetent moron to me. To conclude, even though it is indeed not entirely successful, I do think it is actually underrated and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10