Vice

Vice is a biography that tries to make political power feel like a system of habits, deals, and quiet procedural control, not just a list of public events. By our assessment, its strength is the satirical tone and the way it keeps shaping a dry subject into something watchable without turning it into a lecture. The trade-off is that the style can feel aggressive, even busy, and the film does not always leave much breathing room. In practice it moves with a clipped, restless energy that makes the information easy to take in, while the tone keeps reminding you that this is a pointed portrait. Compared with more neutral political biographies, it is sharper and more editorial in the way it frames its subject. It is for viewers who want a political biopic with attitude, and not for anyone expecting a calm, neutral survey. The film keeps its edge in the narration and the structure, and that is where it lives.