Vice

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This movie just didn't sit right with me. It was propaganda. It was a mean-spirited, personal movie about former Vice President Dick Cheney. The symbolism, metaphors, whatever, were so blatant and cheap, it seemed like amateur film making. Not a single thing bad is ever said or implied about any of the Democrats in the movie. Every Republican is portrayed as dumb or sinister. I love this director, but this was not his finest hour. He needs to be reined in for his next film and get back to business. I mean, so much of this movie really needed a second opinion because of all the randomly inserted clips that seemed to be nothing more than cheap shots. Worse yet, having grown up around the nineties and early 2000s, there's so much that the director/writer missed out on that ran up to the Iraq War and War on Terror. If you watched CNN and The History Channel, most of the programming during the day was devoted to Saddam and Osama Bin Laden. That's not a coincidence. This was in the planning for decades. Also, you could look at the map and see what the ultimate goal was in the War on Terror. Dick Cheney would have a good laugh at the Adam McKay for totally missing the forest from the trees. I mean, Hollywood did make a number of anti-Persian movies in the first decade or so of the 2000s including Troy, 300 and Argo. So much attention was paid to focus groups and how they supposedly manipulate public opinion but none towards the clear connection between the entertainment industry and the government's objectives? How do you overlook that? It would be one thing to make a movie like this about Republicans, but don't give the Democrats a total pass on everything. That completely ruins your credibility and objectivity. They are every bit as ruthless. Thankfully, I've seen both sides and will not let a movie like this influence me, but others didn't have that luxury like I did.

At the beginning of the movie, they say they don't know the real facts. So they say (in so many words) that they just made up their own. 95% of the dialogue is invented out of thin air. Why on Earth do you write am movie based on real people and events with so little to work with? Why? Because it is purely a liberal hack job for sheep to gobble up every word.

You might like this if you're an extreme liberal. If you're just a liberal, or a centrist, or conservative of any kind, you will probably not enjoy this movie. I walked out and described this as "Michael Moore's more liberal brother must have made this movie." I wouldn't like this kind of movie in any month or season of the year, but the fact we chose this as our family Christmas movie this year and all 6 of us (which includes a wide variety on the political spectrum) walked out and thought it was completely terrible makes the experience even worse. It's too bad too, because I'm a big Amy Adams fan. We also think highly of Bale and Carell.

The acting in the movie is very good, entertaining throughout and well directed. This film is only low rated because of the political remarks it makes. It gives a scary and accurate depiction of the Iraq war, and for many individuals- especially those who lean politically right- this depiction is harsh. But this is genuinely not the case. In a political situation as dire and controversial as the one we are currently in, it is hard for people to be confronted with hard and scary realities. This movie does such, but go in with an open mind and you may get something out of it.

Do not blame Republicans or Democrats. It is about power and only power. How movie has been made, oh my Lord! AMAZING! The story is brilliant, the actors- Oscar group winners, director- highest level. Enjoy the movie and don't be partisan.

After I first saw the trailer for this film, I wasn't expecting such a funny, yet unsettling film. Christian Bale plays Dick Cheney, an intelligent man whose thirst for power sees him become the most influential American Vice-President ever. Bale's performance is commendable, but Vice's supporting cast - consisting of Amy Adams, Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell - complete the movie. Writer and Director Adam McKay brought this true story of power (and it's abuse) and politics to life with his unique perspective, and the skilled editing makes this film all the more enjoyable. In my opinion, Vice is a must-see film of 2018. 9/10

First, this is not a comedy, no matter how hard it tried to be. There were a few moments where I though "that was kind of funny" but I didn't even crack a smile once, and I didn't hear a single laugh from the crowd in the theater. Overall, the movie should have stuck to a single time period. It glosses over some interesting stuff, but it never goes in depth enough to make it interesting. It was so well acted, and they set up a lot of potentially interesting plot threads that never panned out or went anywhere, so there was no real depth or emotion to any of the events depicted. The whole movie was directionless and I felt like I was watching a clip show rather than a story where there were stakes and consequences for the characters involved. The bit with the narrator was really interesting but the movie didn't build up to it enough, so it seemed like just another random event, rather than the merging of two plot threads.

I saw "the big short" and really liked it. However, that movie was based on a very entertaining book and the odds to make a decent movie out of it were already in the favor of the makers. I liked the trailer of Vice and went to the cinema yesterday. Some good acting performances, but the movie itself just sucked. In the break, we thought about leaving but sometimes, the second half changes the picture. Not for this one. To summarize, Republicans are solar-panel-destroying idiots, FOX news is nazi propaganda and ...that's about it. If you believe that all Americans are idiots or (if you are an American) that half of the country are deplorables, it's your happy time for 2 hours. Otherwise, save your time and money.

This is one of the best films I've seen this year & left the theatre with the same feelings toward the political system as I did after BlacKkKlansmen (2018) & Sorry To Bother You (2018). A pseudo-documentary/dramedy biopic that tells the story of Cheney's political career while skewering the Republican Party & Washington DC politics in general, from the Nixon administration to today. It brings to light how politicians will sell-out everything in the pursuit for power, just how much sway one person can hold in politics, how media was forever changed under the Bush administration, & how all of this is still effecting us today. It's a film that has as many laughs as it does moments of bitter truth, many of them bleeding into each other. Again putting his body through a drastic change for a role, Christian Bale is absolutely incredible as Dick Cheney with his mannerism & glare down perfectly. I'm just as impressed with Amy Adams, Steve Carell, & Sam Rockwell. The editing is fantastic & the narrator was an interesting touch, especially once it's revealed who he is in relation to Cheney. And the mid-credits scene perfectly expresses what the reactions to this film will be.