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W. - a strange biopic

Posted by tunenut (A) on October 27, 2008 at 11:06:08

It's compelling. It's well done. James Brolin's portrayal is both a convincing imitation and a nuanced character portrayal.

I liked it a lot more than a standard biopic, because it's not structured like a standard biopic. Rather than the linear biography, Oliver Stone knows that we know the events of Bush's life and he covers the personal events that surround the big events. It's an odd and indirect method. It works because we are living in Bush's era. I wonder, in 40 and 50 years, when people remember Bush about as well as we remember Eisenhower, whether this will make much sense.

But for us now, it's a pretty brilliant approach. The uncredited co-star of the first half of the movie is the everpresent bottle of Jack Daniels.

I have no real idea how much of this portrayal may be based on reality, but it is fascinating. Bush as black sheep, party animal, can't hold a job, embarrassment to the Bush name. Karl Rove as "genius boy," the guy who unleashes Bush's charm as his great weapon to succeed at winning elections. Rumsfield as the promoter of American world empire. And finally, Bush again as the insecure underachiever, trying in the most public way to outdo his father.

Maybe it's all fiction, maybe some of it is true. But it is a compelling movie to watch.

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