Review of Vice (2018) by Rebecca31 — 16 Jan 2019

Vice tells the story of how Dick Cheney quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice President to George W. Bush. If there was ever a movie to make you fear American politics more than House of Cards ever could then Vice is the movie for you. It's terrifying and even if only a fraction of it is actually true it's still terrifying. .

You can never really tell with these "based on true events" Oscar bait pictures but the acting alone in Vice from absolutely everyone (yes even you Carell) is excellent. Bale doesn't disappoint, his performance will send chills down your spine and shock you to your core. You can clearly see the effort he made to become Dick Cheney so somebody give him an Oscar before he has a heart attack. Amy Adams is perfection and Sam Rockwell is hilarious as George W. Bush, for all the right reasons. I honestly would have liked to see more of him. The narration was a great way to move the story along and took the time to explain some of the more technical political terms which was very much necessary. A well made film for the most part but the choppy storyline hopping around the place was doing my head in and at times I found myself zoning in and out which is the last thing you want to do during this kind of film. The less you know about Vice the better, if like me you might not be overly familiar with everything that went on during Bush's presidency it will be worth it for the shock value. It was an interesting decision for Adam McKay to make Vice as a comedy. Sure not all the jokes worked but its got it's moments. Yet I couldn't help but feel in someone else's hands (Armando Iannucci) this could have been better. Having said that it's still worth your time. Recommended.