Veering away from the supernatural-themed movies with unique twists that defined the first decade of his career, M. Night Shyamalan (
Signs, Old) ventures into a genre designed to induce a different type of suspense. While unique,
Trap is so farfetched and full of contraptions, conveniences, and implausibilities that it almost finds itself in the unenviable “it’s so bad, it’s good” category. Fortunately, the first two acts built enough tension that not even the ridiculous conclusion could derail the film completely.
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Adam McKay’s (
The Big Short, Anchorman – The Legend Of Ron Burgundy)
Vice almost suffered from a trailer depicting a movie resembling a spoof. With The Killers’ hit song
Who’s The Man playing in the background and a nearly unrecognizable Christian Bale (
Hostiles, American Hustle) almost dancing to the beat in between intermittent lines of him hyping himself up or talking about how he’s going to break all the rules when he becomes Vice President of the United States, McKay’s latest movie plays more like the Will Ferrell/Zach Galifianakis underrated comedy
The Campaign that it does a biopic in the realm of
Nixon, Lincoln, or
Thirteen Days. Its nomination category at this year’s Golden Globe Awards was “Comedy.” But while
Vice is constantly entertaining and is filmed in a way that, at times, feels like a mockumentary, it is very much a drama that you’ll sometimes feel guilty laughing at, even purposely designed humorous moments.
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