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i was very surprised by this movie. i went in expecting some hack job, tearing apart bush and totally making fun of him. it is directed by oliver stone, after all. but i was shocked to see a moving portrait of a man who struggled with his place in an aristocratic family, an ivy league school, and huge expectations placed on him. it shows him constantly failing and disappointing his father. after he tries to get life under control he finds God. another situation i would have thought that they would mock him about, but the movie never looks down on him for his faith, it just explains how that faith drove him forward. a portrait is painted of a man struggling with his family and himself trying to do right by God. he finds himself in over his head, mostly through bad advice and good intentions. bush is portrayed as a modest man of modest dreams who is called to reach for the stars, but just cant quite reach high enough. everyone in the film does an amazing job, josh brolin is pitch perfect as bush, as are the rest of the cast. the actors dont so much do impressions as try and convey the spirit of each person through their performance. well, except for thandie newton as condie rice which almost ruins the whole movie! everyone was going for subtle, but she seems to be going for SNL...