tragically funny and hilariously tragic; It's the work of a great, mordant tragi-comedian, someone whose primary skills lie in humor but, as he's grown as an artist, has learned to plant his satiric skills in fertile dramatic soil
there's much to admire about "Vice," from performances to its sprawling timeline, and yet it often seems trapped between the intentions of a broad liberal parody and more sincere attempts to understand Cheney's essence
not really a biopic but a two-hour hate-fest that stoops lower than necessary and rarely scores a laugh; Cheney's story remains relatively vague; the movie isn't serious about trying to bring a historical figure to life
Dick Cheney biopic "Vice" is fun, clever, and a little bit hollow; Adam McKay's slick, wildly meta, and occasionally too-clever portrait of the most influential and easily least understood figure to ever hold the nation's second-highest post
Adam McKay's daringly impressionistic biopic of Dick Cheney; The ensemble is magnificently rude and amoral, but even better is Vice's thrusting spirit of montage--daredevil editing that hasn't been attempted since the high-flying heyday of Oliver Stone
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