VICE

VICE: Nominated for six Golden Globes, it is bound to pick up a few Oscar nominations as well when the time comes.  The globe nominations are for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) for Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, Best Supporting Actor (Musical or Comedy) for Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush, Best Supporting Actress (Musical or Comedy) for Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney) Best Director for Adam McKay and Best Screenplay for Adam McKay.  Others in the note worthy cast include Steve Carell as Donald Rumsfeld and Tyler Perry as Colin Powell and as an added treat there is a good deal of archival footage featuring Hillary Clinton, Richard Nixon, Tony Blair, Barbara Walters, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Barak Obama and even Benito Mussolini and Osama bin Laden.   This unique screenplay is at times maddening and at times hard to follow, but It all makes for a fascinating film which leans a good deal to the left (I will admit).
With shades of "Macbeth" thrown in (they even recite some of the dialog), this is bound to incite many discussions.   And about Mr. Bale..... (He is nothing short of  genius in his portrayal.)  While it won't be for everyone, it is worth seeing for the craft involved in bringing it to the screen.  And there is a vignette midway through the closing credits that sort of sums it all up.