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Something I have recently learned about Oliver Stone movies: They make lousy theater flicks - but they're great to watch on DVD.

Think back to JFK, Alexander, and now W. all of these films are too long for a theater showing. Even W., clocking in at 2 hours, seems to stumble on forever.

But they're good on DVD because you can turn them off and go live life, and come back to engage once again.

W. stars:

Josh Brolin as George W. Bush
Toby Jones as Karl Rove
Jeffery Wright as Colin Powell
Thandie Newton (MI:2) as Condi Rice
Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld
Richard Dreyfuss as Dick Cheney
and James Cromwell as George H. W. Bush

This film documents George W Bush's rise in politics, his family life and the process that led to the Iraq War.

I like how they spun this film: Like him or love him, George W Bush is one of the most controversial persons of our time.

This film doesn't cater to any one point of view; they show his drinking problems, they show his turn to faith in Jesus, they show his presidency.

I enjoyed this film, but next time, I'll be sure to hit the pause button a few times.