Review of Trumbo (2015) by Anthony B — 28 Nov 2015
Even before the end of World War II, America was paranoid about an emerging enemy: the Soviet Union. Trumbo, the biopic about Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston), Hollywood's top screenwriter, shows how blind prejudice ruined the lives of hundreds of Hollywood artists, starting in 1947.
Trumbo and nine other screenwriters were called to answer the House Un-American Affairs Committee: "Are you, or were you ever, a member of the Communist Party?" Ronald Reagan, Gary Cooper and Edward G.
Robinson ratted on the Hollywood community. The Hollywood Ten, refusing to name names, were fined $1,000 plus one year in prison. Even worse, they were blacklisted for the next ten years. After prison, Trumbo wrote scripts under fake names, winning two Oscars: for Roman Holiday, and The Brave One.
He finally came clean as the screenwriter of the smash hit Spartacus. Bryan Cranston has some great lines, but the drama's pretty flat.
This review of Trumbo (2015) was written by Anthony B on 28 Nov 2015.
Trumbo has generally received positive reviews.
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