No. 108 (2018) Vice Dec 8th.

Film No 108 (2018) Dec. 8th.  11:00 AM  LUNA PALACE Leederville . 

"So what do you say? I want you to be my big pea. I want you, you're my vice." (Senator George W. Bush tries to convince Cheney to become his running mate for the 2000 elections).

Christian Bale plays once powerful vice president to George W. Bush, Dick Cheney in this smart re-enactment of recent history. Adam Mckay (The Big Short), does an incredible job of recreating the dissemination of power in the U.S. and the influence Cheney had during a couple of eras of Republican rule (mainly the Bush eras). As a viewer it's hard not to admire Cheney's climb to success but this depiction of the driven republican (the over reaction to 9/11 and the lives sacrificed) will soon reshape our views. The real magic of Vice comes via characters played by Steve Carell (Donald Rumsfeld), Sam Rockwell (George W. Bush) and Amy Adams (Lyn Cheney). Imitation of real people, of the highest profile, by actors of similar standing can turn a film into high farce. Vice nails it possibly even better than The Big Short did. Adam McKay has a talent for retelling contemporary history, all be it with a slightly leftish view. 9GUMS.