Vice

[Brian in Mesa]

Vice

Release date: December 25, 2018
Studio: Annapurna Pictures
Director: Adam McKay
MPAA Rating: R (for language and some violent images)
Screenwriter: Adam McKay
Genre: Drama, Biography

Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry, Bill Pullman

Plot Summary: The project reunites award-winning director and co-writer Adam McKay with Christian Bale and Steve Carell, as well as Amy Adams. Bale will be headlining as former Vice President Dick Cheney, with Adams as his wife Lynne Cheney, Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush, Carell as Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Tyler Perry as Colin Powell, and Bill Pullman as former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. Cheney is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential U.S. Vice Presidents in history, having served under (and, as many regard, OVER) George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. The former Halliburton chairman/CEO — who also served in the Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and George H.W. Bush administrations — was a hawkish proponent of the War on Terror and the Iraq War, and eventually left office with a 13% approval rating.

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[Finito]

I see an Oscar coming for Bale lol

 

[Cheesebeef]

snooooooooooooooze.

I'm a huge Bale fan, but I thought I was watching him just do an impersonation for the entire movie, never really sinking into the character. maybe that's because there was really nothing to sink in to, though. It was like the Movie version of Cheney's Wikipedia page.

 

[Bada0Bing]

snooooooooooooooze.

I'm a huge Bale fan, but I thought I was watching him just do an impersonation for the entire movie, never really sinking into the character. maybe that's because there was really nothing to sink in to, though. It was like the Movie version of Cheney's Wikipedia page.

Wow, I thought this was great. Primarily because of Bale's performance. Incredible.


Holy crow!

As Cheney has had well-documented heart problems for most of his adult life, Christian Bale had to study heart attack prevention as part of his method--his tips ended up saving Adam McKay's life, as he suffered a heart attack during post-production.


Haha!

Upon accepting his Golden Globe award, Bale joked: "Thank you to Satan for giving (him) inspiration on how to play this role".