George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
Adam McKay er på ingen måder en subtil instruktør. De forskellige montage sekvenser i familien er med til at understrege dette med 7 tommer søm. Christian Bale gør det virkelig godt som Dick Cheney, men jeg er stadigvæk ikke klar over hvilken motivation, der ligger bag Cheneys handlinger i filmen.
