"Bemerkenswerter, unterhaltsamer und nachdenklich machender Spielfilm über den berüchtigten Vize-Präsidenten Dick Cheney (2001-2009), der eindrucksvoll von Christian Bale verkörpert wird." – programmkino.de

"Biopic mit satirischen Zügen ... eine großartige Schauspielerriege, die durch ein oscarwürdiges Make-up in ihre historischen Vorbilder verwandelt wurde ... packende Unterhaltung." – kino.de

"An acting masterclass that neither pulls its punches nor sacrifices detail to pander to a mass audience, this is smart filmmaking from a director who gets better with every film — and a near career-best from Bale, which is saying something." – EMPIRE

"It’s a strange little amalgamation that totally works: a vicious Shakespearean satire about power-hungry mindsets, stealth corruption, American ambition and the current state of divided affairs in our country, but also a quasi-fictional go-for-broke biopic about a political leader we really don't know at all." – USA TODAY

"Adam McKay, staying close to the historical record (and drawing on books by the journalists Jane Mayer and Barton Gellman), propounds a negative great man theory of history, telling the story of an individual who was able, through a unique combination of discipline, guile and luck, to bend reality to his will. The man’s feats are both impressive and appalling. He learns the Washington inside game during the Nixon and Ford administrations, applies the lessons during the presidency of George H.W. Bush and demonstrates his unmatched mastery when George W. (Sam Rockwell) comes along." – THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Brainy, audacious, opinionated and fun, VICE is a tonic for troubled times." – LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Through wit, surprise and an irrepressible ballsiness comes a scorching humor that neither curdles nor becomes exhausted." – HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"A Molotov cocktail of biopic, documentary and black comedy, with a thrillingly short fuse." – THE TELEGRAPH

"Christian Bale outstrips all his previous transformations." – TOTAL FILM

"Billed as a dramedy, the film has plenty of 'WTF' funny moments, but it’s always laughter tinged with darkness." – NEW YORK POST

"it’s a movie that’s ferociously funny one minute, bleakly sorrowful the next." – ROLLING STONE

"Bale credited 'Satan' for inspiration for the role, and it shows." – OBSERVER