OLIVER STONE blames the poor reception WORLD TRADE CENTER received in the international press on President GEORGE W BUSH, insisting he has turned the world against the US. The Oscar winner was dismayed when European critics slammed the movie following rescue workers after the 9/11 New York terrorist attacks, because he is proud of the film. He says, “We got nasty reviews everywhere. The highbrow press in England hated it. Germany was the worst, then Spain. Even Russia. “The whole world is politicised by George Bush and Iraq. You really feel it. “Anti-Americanism is rampant so it was a very threatening time to bring this movie out.”
Right. Because it couldn’t just be that the movie sucked.
I should point out that the other major theatrical release dealing with 9/11 last year, United 93, actually grossed more box office receipts internationally than domestically. But then maybe that’s Bush’s fault too.
Who knows.