30 Day Movie Challenge: Day 16- Vice (2018)

One of my favorite types of films are biopics which are films whose stories are based on the life or works of a person or people so it's non-fiction. The task for today's 30 Day Movie Challenge was to watch a film that was based on a true story and I chose to watch the 2018 film Vice which was written and directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues). The film stars Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Trilogy) as former Vice President Dick Cheney in this film that follows him from his beginnings in Wyoming all the way to his controversial time in office as Vice President of the United States of America as well as some of the personal issues that plagued him. The film stars Steve Carell (Dinner For Schmucks) as Donald Rumsfeld, Sam Rockwell (Jojo Rabbit) as George W. Bush, Amy Adams (Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice) as Lynne Cheney, Eddie Marsan (The Illusionist) as Paul Wolfowitz, Justin Kirk (Angels In America) as Scooter Libby,  LisaGay Hamilton (The Sum Of All Fears) as Condoleezza Rice, Tyler Perry (Diary Of A Mad Black Woman) as Colin Powell, Jesse Plemons (The Irishman) as Kurt, Shea Whigham (Bad Times At The El Royale) as Wayne Vincent, Bill Camp (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) as Gerald Ford, Lily Rabe (All Good Things) as Liz Cheney, and Alison Pill (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) as Mary Cheney.

If a lot of the facts in this film are true then Dick Cheney was definitely no slouch who knew exactly what he was up to and how to get things done. He involved himself with all the right people almost all of the time who he knew he could get the answers from if he needed them. Now I shouldn't have to say it because the caliber of the actor that he is, but for the sake of the review Christian Bale absolutely knocked this one right out of the park with the look and the way Cheney carried himself. It was absolutely amazing how much he added in weight just to be able to play the role of Dick Cheney. No fat suit needed for this guy because he nailed it. Out of all the actors that they chose, they definitely nailed the looks for Rumsfeld, Rice, and even Powell while Sam made a really good George W. Bush! There is this one point in the film and I have to five the director credit for this because he fooled me, but there is this point in the film where they make it look like it's over. I honestly believed that something was wrong as the credits begin to roll, but then they were ah we're just kidding and that is when the adventure begins. Some of the things they were able to get away with makes you wonder what else are politicians getting away with as they fool the American public. It's thanks to Dick Cheney and Co. that we have the division in television with CNN vs Fox News because before Reagan, you were not allowed to pick a side if you were a newscaster or news station. I thought it was a great film and definitely one to check out on HULU right now so I am going to give the film an A- for a final grade.