Review of Trumbo (2015) by Ydnar4 — 05 Jan 2016

Trumbo was one of the 2015 films that I was looking forward to the most. Bryan Cranston has just come off of Breaking Bad and although he'd had some roles in films like Godzilla and Argo he still hadn't proven himself in the lead of a film.

Notice I'm speaking in past tense. Cranston is outstanding as screenwriter Dalton Trumbo a man who's story is both interesting and inspiring. He captured the true quirkiness of the man. Cranston is certainly in the running for a Oscar nomination.

Jay Roach also delivers in a project that you would not really expect from the man who directed Austin Powers. The cinematography is great, the movie really had an old-time feel and its just really nice to get a look into the classic era of Hollywood when screenwriters were true geniuses.

The problem that I did have with Trumbo was there was not another excellent performance that made it great. John Goodman and Hellen Mirren were both great in the film but they just didn't get enough screen time.

Trumbo is a great look back for an old film buff and an even better watch if you want to see a great performance.