Vice

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Vice

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Released Dec 25, 2018

2h 12m

Biography

Comedy

Drama

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Gov. 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 résumé 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.

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Critics Consensus

Vice takes scattershot aim at its targets, but writer-director Adam McKay hits some satisfying bullseyes -- and Christian Bale's transformation is a sight to behold.

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Christopher Orr

The Atlantic

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.

Jan 29, 2019

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Despite this ongoing fishing analogy, it never actually manages to land the big fish.

Jan 29, 2019

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Matthew Norman

London Evening Standard

When a movie's premise is that its subject single-handedly moulded recent history, you want more depth and grandeur than this one provides.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 27, 2019

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

It has very little unique insight to share, and the various styles in which it attempts to convey what it does have comes off as either misplaced or pretentious.

Jul 14, 2024

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

With its inconsistent tones and struggles to maintain a steady pace in its storytelling, less is revealed about his actual legacy (than audiences already knew) versus the filmmaker’s disdain for the protagonist.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Brian T. Carney

Washington Blade

McKay falls short of his fascinating attempt to both satirize and humanize Cheney.

Dec 7, 2022

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Gareth v

A clever and different biopic that is at times both terrifying and funny. Christian Bale is terrific as the cold-blooded, morally backrupt Cheney.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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THE NASHVILLE I

There's not enough of a narrative to give the film focus. It's kind of aimless, to be honest. Plemmons is inserted as a weird narrator, which doesn't work, and Bale surprisingly isn't allowed to present enough of a personality. Between Plemmons' annoyingly constant voiceovers and the political impressions, Vice feels more like a topical SNL skit than a good story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é ruim, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Landon J

I think it's a major hit to any fictionalized biopic to not take itself seriously and this does a great job at that... I found this to be rather boring, and as I'm no expert, I will refer to other critics that reveal this movie does a poor job at accuracy and covering the more important facets of this tale. Points for Bale in this though he was the best part of this movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/25/24

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Raymond A

I truly would like to know how many of the reviews for this movie, in particular the ones not so complimentary, would remain in tact as written and thought of, after both the 2020 and 2024 Presidential Elections. I imagine 95% of them would be very, very, very different. Come on, prove me wrong about this!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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MG_Claymore C

I kinda enjoyed this film. Although the trailer makes it out to be far more action packed then the final product. It is an interesting insight into the administration of George W. for the eyes of his morality ambiguous V.P. "I want you to be muh V.P.. you muh vice." - G.W Bush

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Synopsis

Gov. 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 résumé 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.

Director: Adam McKay
Producer: Megan Ellison, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Kevin J. Messick
Screenwriter: Adam McKay
Distributor: Annapurna Pictures
Production Co: Plan B Entertainment, Annapurna Pictures, Gary Sanchez Productions
Rating: R (Some Violent Images|Language)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.8M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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