W. (DVD)

“W.” Perhaps I should’ve read the reviews and the synopsis for this movie before developing my own expectations. But what fun would that be? What I thought was going to be a more informative film about the former president turned out to be a mere showcase of all the collaborative efforts to expose W’s indiscretions and idiosyncrasies (and I said idiosyncrasies). Some descriptions of the plot claim that the movie is a “chronicle on the life and presidency” of Bush, but I have to say that I really didn’t learn any more than what I’ve heard from the tabloids and the gossip columns.

Sure, he loved women and booze, but what all-American guy doesn’t? I found it rather entertaining that throughout the movie, the writers did very well to throw in Bushisms here and there. In one scene, W. was talking about his plot to finish off what his father didn’t—the war in Iraq , and W. said something like, I’m tired of him (Saddam Hussein) misunderestimating me.

Aside from showing off what he thinks about Bush, Mr. Stanley Weiser isn’t very shy with expressing his opinions of the rest of Bush’s advisers either.

To truly enjoy this movie, one would have had to study presidency, the Bush clan, their connections, and the best and worst of the years 2001 through 2008 to have a better understanding of what this movie was about.

From Karl Rove’s role in W.’s campaign and presidency to Dick Cheney’s suspected involvement in monopolizing the oil industry in the Middle East, the movie did a great job on expounding on the common conspiracy theorist’s idea of the Bush regime in all its glorious eight years.

I’d give the film 4 stars for entertainment and 1 star for any true educational or even intellectual value as it seems like the plot was put together through the bits and pieces that were reported on the daily during W’s terms as POTUS.