Vice (2018)

Release date: 2018-12-25
Country: USA
Language: English|Arabic
Director: Adam McKay
Production Co: Annapurna Pictures, Gary Sanchez Productions, Plan B Entertainment
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Rating: 7.2/10
Length: 2h 12min

Storyline

Governor George W. Bush of Texas picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co, to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive resume includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

Plot Keywords

u.s. vice president, hit by a car, iraq war, heart attack, hospital, u.s. government, september 11 2001, scene during end credits, political leader, reference to osama bin laden, surveillance, male protagonist, lesbian, f word, overhead camera shot, drunk driving, based on real people, torture, based on true story, breaking the fourth wall

Short Review

What is perhaps most remarkable about Bale's and Adams's performances is that they supply depth and nuance to a film whose director appears to have had no appetite for either quality.