My Name Is Bill W
starring: James Woods, JoBeth Williams, James Garner, Gary Sinise, George Coe
directed by: Daniel Petrie
directed by: Daniel Petrie
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Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 06/06/2006Run time: 100 minutesRating: Nr
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Here's another example of TV giving James Woods the chance to stretch out from the intense-psycho roles he seems restricted to in too many of his movies. In My Name Is Bill W. he plays Bill Wilson, the overreaching businessman from the Roaring '20s who went on to found Alcoholics Anonymous. Woods gets plenty of chances to stretch out here in Bill's headlong slide to the bottom, through the terrors of the Wall Street crash (which amplifies a two-fisted drinking problem) and into the loss of everything he holds dear. Yet Woods also is convincing as the man who understands just how insidious his disease is and learns to try to take everything one day at a time. He receives strong support from James Garner as the alcoholic physician who teams with Bill to make AA a viable proposition. --MarshallFine
Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 06/06/2006Run time: 100 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Here's another example of TV giving James Woods the chance to stretch out from the intense-psycho roles he seems restricted to in too many of his movies. In My Name Is Bill W. he plays Bill Wilson, the overreaching businessman from the Roaring '20s who went on to found Alcoholics Anonymous. Woods gets plenty of chances to stretch out here in Bill's headlong slide to the bottom, through the terrors of the Wall Street crash (which amplifies a two-fisted drinking problem) and into the loss of everything he holds dear. Yet Woods also is convincing as the man who understands just how insidious his disease is and learns to try to take everything one day at a time. He receives strong support from James Garner as the alcoholic physician who teams with Bill to make AA a viable proposition. --MarshallFine
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Rating: 
- Simple and Efficient
My name is Bill W is a production coherent to its message: like the group theraphyof the Anonimous Alcoholics, it is simple and efficient. The system was the result of an open and fair partnership of two very determined guys: Bob Smith and Bill Wilson. The script of the movie together with art direction and actor's performance succeed to keep the focus on the main message: the only way to fight alcohol is to avoid drinking for the next 24 hours.For this reason it is a brilliant achievement:the ... Read More
Rating: - You can learn a lot from these two
This is a fantastic story whether you need to learn about drinking or not. A great story, Heroic and humble.
Rating: 
- Bad Acting, Limited Audience
I bought this movie for my husband as a gift.Although he liked it, I thought it was just OK.The acting is cheesy and the story line is rather dull.It depicts how Alcoholics Anonymous was formed and by whom.I do believe the story line was close to accurate, however, the actors had no real personality and their characters seemed a little strained to fit the parts (with the exception of James Garner.If not for him, this movie would have been a total FLOP).In honesty, I laughed when Ebby staggered ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderfully Done
Depicts the basic story behind the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous wonderfully. Several points in this video capture the desperation and utter hopelessness felt by one with the disease. The scene where Bill & Bob are talking on a street corner and see one drunk helping another drunk spells out the whole of the basis why AA works.
Rating: 
- Decent Film
I'm not sure of the historical accuracy of this film, but it is a good film. It does a very good job of illustrating the addict's reality.
- Simple and EfficientMy name is Bill W is a production coherent to its message: like the group theraphyof the Anonimous Alcoholics, it is simple and efficient. The system was the result of an open and fair partnership of two very determined guys: Bob Smith and Bill Wilson. The script of the movie together with art direction and actor's performance succeed to keep the focus on the main message: the only way to fight alcohol is to avoid drinking for the next 24 hours.For this reason it is a brilliant achievement:the ... Read More
- You can learn a lot from these twoThis is a fantastic story whether you need to learn about drinking or not. A great story, Heroic and humble.
- Bad Acting, Limited AudienceI bought this movie for my husband as a gift.Although he liked it, I thought it was just OK.The acting is cheesy and the story line is rather dull.It depicts how Alcoholics Anonymous was formed and by whom.I do believe the story line was close to accurate, however, the actors had no real personality and their characters seemed a little strained to fit the parts (with the exception of James Garner.If not for him, this movie would have been a total FLOP).In honesty, I laughed when Ebby staggered ... Read More
- Wonderfully DoneDepicts the basic story behind the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous wonderfully. Several points in this video capture the desperation and utter hopelessness felt by one with the disease. The scene where Bill & Bob are talking on a street corner and see one drunk helping another drunk spells out the whole of the basis why AA works.
- Decent FilmI'm not sure of the historical accuracy of this film, but it is a good film. It does a very good job of illustrating the addict's reality.
