Vice is the story of Dick Cheney’s rise from drunken college drop out to one of the most powerful men in America. It examines the political system in America and how Cheney bent the law to fit his own agendas, helping lead the rise to some of the political instabilities we are still reeling from today.
It’s usually hard to get the balance right in films about politics; there are a lot of facts that you need to get across to the public, situations that need to be covered without the necessary time for a full backstory and, more often than not, a large cast of characters that need to be portrayed fairly and accurately.
When you think of political films, you might think of Michael Moore’s documentaries that rely on his personality to get the facts across or perhaps All The President’s Me…
Director: Adam McKay
Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell
Katy’s Rating: 
9/10 – Superb
