Wow, what a fucking movie. Christian Bale absolutely delivers — again. Huge props to Amy Adams and Steve Carell too. It’s layered, deeply embedded in American political culture, and pulls no punches.
It’s dramatic as hell, but also filled with absurd, biting comedy that borders on satire. It unpacks so much — inside politics, the machinery behind war decisions, moral ambiguity, and a twisted sigma male rise-to-power journey.
It made me weirdly appreciate the allure of “power creep.” And yeah… made me want to find a partner who shares the same values and vision.