Review of Vice (2018) by Davidoforegon — 20 Jan 2019
What of Vice? Well, first off Christian Bale is amazing. If this guy doesn’t win best actor for his portrayal- the world will have lost its meaning (dramatic, I know). Second, Amy Adams is equally amazing.
I don’t know who the real life Lynn Cheney was but Amy Adams’ portrayal brings real sense to the real Dick Cheney story because she fills in that weird void as to why a guy with zero personality would have any success in Washington.
Bravo! Lastly, there’s art to this movie. It’s not a movie designed to slam the right, though I know many republicans will probably feel this way watching this movie. No- this movie slams Washington.
It’s a movie that tells us we’re not all that special, Americans are people and like any other people group in this often confusing world, the people we elect have problems. Dick Cheney was one big walking mess.
But this is really emphasized well because of the tone this movie strikes. This movie tells us that Washington is about insiders and climbing the ladder. Period. Forget nobility and championing American ideals.
No. Washington is about winning and gathering in or consolidating power. And in this respect, this movie is brilliant. It blows the lid off of what all Washington insiders do not want the general public to know.
And what is it they don’t won’t us knowing? Play the game just right and anyone - regardless how mediocre they are- can make the top, can grab hold of this power.
This review of Vice (2018) was written by Davidoforegon on 20 Jan 2019.
Vice has generally received positive reviews.
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