Vice

R

Released Dec 25, 2018

2 hr. 12 min.

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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Jeff M

When a Democratically leaning film lover such as myself recognizes that a movie is being unrealistically hard against a controversial Republican figure, you know there's something amiss. McKay's movie has all the subtlety of a jackhammer and is so busy making Dick Cheney a monster that they don't bother to make him a human. He's basically Michael Myers transported from Haddonfield IL to Washington DC. Bale does a fine impersonation but nothing beyond that. Adams is wasted in a nothing role. And it kills me to say that Carell is actively bad, as if he were in a comedy skit. I would have loved to see a movie that took the time to consider Cheney's assets AND liabilities. But the filmmakers' repulsion toward its subject is so obvious, all credibility is lost.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Donovan D

The movie is known for having quite a few bad historic inaccuracies, but overall it sticks to history while keeping you glued to screen

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Alec B

Ultimately it is too glib and superficial. It does have one hell of a great gag about halfway through but that isn't enough to full redeem the movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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S R

1001 movies to see before you die (1223. Vice (2018) - Added 2019; Removed 2020). ANOTHER LOST FLIXSTER RATING!!!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Sean S

I don't think there is any movie that when Mr. Bale and Mrs. Adams team up for will be a bad movie. Add the fact that they team up with Mr. McKay and this movie is an amazing, funny, impressive that everyone should see at least once in their life.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Dan B

one of the best movies I have ever seen, wake up call for our government and who we elect

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Adam McKay

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Christian Bale

Dick Cheney

Amy Adams

Lynne Cheney

Steve Carell

Donald Rumsfeld

Sam Rockwell

George W. Bush

Alison Pill

Mary Cheney

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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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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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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s a textbook example of how bad things can go when you have such rotten tone management and a dogged fixation on your message that smothers your storytelling and character building.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 21, 2022

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

The year’s biggest disappointment.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2022

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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
Executive Producer: Chelsea Barnard, Jillian Longnecker, Robyn Wholey, Jeff G. Waxman
Screenwriter: Adam McKay
Distributor: Annapurna Pictures
Production Co: Annapurna Pictures, Gary Sanchez Productions, Plan B Entertainment
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
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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