Does Oliver Stone's film 'W.' offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush?

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Marc Ambinder

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does not offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

The lines are almost always out of context, and the history, with a few exceptions, is atrocious.
2/2/2009 10:02:01 PM

Spencer Ackerman

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does not offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"Even Bush haters are forced to admit that Bush, Cheney — and the country — deserved better treatment"
12/23/2008 12:27:29 PM

Henry Rollins

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"it did allow the viewer to see Bush as a human being"
12/23/2008 12:25:37 PM

Hendrik Hertzberg

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

“W.” passes test.
12/23/2008 12:25:28 PM

Ed Koch

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does not offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"it should go without saying that this is a work of imagination"
12/23/2008 11:50:08 AM

Bob Woodward

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

overall sense in the movie that gets a number of things correct.
12/23/2008 11:49:45 AM

Peter Rainer

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does not offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"Stone is buying into the mind-set that Bush cultivated"
12/23/2008 9:24:00 AM

Dana Stevens

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"fairer-minded than you might expect"
12/23/2008 9:23:13 AM

James Cromwell

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"The movie is not a screed"
12/22/2008 3:15:28 PM

Karl Rove

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does not offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"clearly based in a reality that only exists within Oliver Stone’s left cortex"
12/22/2008 3:14:52 PM

Dana Perino

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does not offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"Oliver Stone is known for being about as accurate a historian as Gilligan was a navigator"
12/22/2008 3:14:15 PM

Elizabeth Banks

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"It's a fairly fair portrayal"
12/22/2008 3:13:52 PM

Anne Thompson

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"surprisingly balanced, compassionate and even-handed"
12/22/2008 3:13:28 PM

Larry King

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"it's kind of balanced and he comes off sympathetic"
12/19/2008 6:55:32 PM

Joe Klein

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does not offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

...fictional depictions of the President as an amiable lunkhead in Oliver Stone's W.
12/1/2008 10:37:42 AM

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"I have tried to be fair and balanced"
11/10/2008 3:09:03 PM

Scott McClellan

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"I think the average Joe just might find it entertaining and thought-provoking"
11/10/2008 3:08:49 PM

David Edelstein

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"If nothing else, W is an honest effort"
11/10/2008 3:08:10 PM

Jeb Bush

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does not offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush.

"The Oedipal rivalry is high-grade, unadulterated hooey"
10/26/2008 9:49:58 PM