More than an “Oscar bait” vehicle for Christian Bale, Vice is darkly funny and oh so entertaining. The scattershot filmmaking style McKay used so well in 2015's The Big Short is back - the novelty a bit worn, but still effective nonetheless. It all helps make this biographical film about a robust, calculated, slow talking, jaw clenching career business man and politician be more exciting of a watch than it has any right to be. However, the story itself sheds no new revelations that will ultimately change anyone's opinion on Cheney (unless of course you know nothing about the man - then your eyes will surely be wide open to his effect on history). As for performances, Christian Bale is not only unrecognizable as the former VP, but skillfully effortless in his execution. Steve Carell’s Rumsfeld and Sam Rockwell’s George W. are equally delicious portrayals. In the end, Vice is often funny, sometimes frightening, a little sad, but always entertaining.