Cursory, almost cartoonish, treatment of the lethal fifties cocktail of McCarthyism, populism, political corruption and Hollywood angst that forced Johnny Rocco to sell the Van Gogh. Once again, Elia Kazan gets a free pass. Too cute by half.
This review of Trumbo (2015) was written by Bill C on 15 Oct 2016.
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