We saw "W." today.

Some friends and I went to the early show. It's...interesting. We were almost numb when we came out. If it hadn't been so early I would have gone for a scotch. One of my friends who doesn't drink much at all was thinking a glass of wine would be good. I thought the acting was quite good. The impersonations were at times almost creepy. Less than a moment into the movie, I covered my face and said "Jesus Christ!" right out loud. The thought that these people are running our country is quite disturbing. Scary. But Brolin did bring a sense of humanity to George, a sad, pathetic sense. For both George's, you see hubris brought low.

Have heard different views, some say it was great others say it sucked, was it worth the $11 to see?

I am glad I saw it, though. George is such a walking, talking, smirking political disaster.

be a good timeline primer for those who have been apolitical & haven't kept up. I want my hubby to see it. He's definitely anti-Bush/Rethugs but doesn't like political discussions. I think his eyes would be opened tremendously, having seen a lot of what Bush has done that hasn't been reported by the media -- & Bush's personality alone would go against the grain with my hubby.

In the movie, they all look like they did at Crawford before the inauguration. They were all sitting around in a study and looking like stunned deer in headlights. Stone got that feeling down, quite well.