Trumbo Critic Reviews
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Trumbo sexes up Trumbo's already dramatic story with a massive infusion of star power.Read the full review
That's Trumbo's message -- that the true victim was America.Read the full review
An invigorating, funny, and moving portrait of a Hollywood hero.Read the full review
Today few would dispute Trumbo's assessment of that very dark period: "The blacklist was a time of evil, and no one who survived it on either side came through untouched by evil."Read the full review
Trumbo never wavered in his belief that his persecution was only a horrible symptom. He understood the real victim of blacklist America was America itself.Read the full review
Trumbo is welcome just to bear witness to the severe consequences meted out to one man who dared to do the right thing.Read the full review
An unconventional film about an unconventional man. Part documentary, part expertly staged readings, it focuses on the unquiet life and unforgettable words of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, someone who, as his son puts it, never had to go looking for trouble because it always came to him.Read the full review
It will serve as a fine entry point for younger auds interested in learning about the price paid by moviemakers and their families swept up in the 1950s anti-Communist net.Read the full review
What becomes clear is that Trumbo's humor is only one thing that helped him survive the professional and personal hardships of the blacklist, which drove more than one of his Hollywood friends to kill themselves and took a toll on Trumbo's children.Read the full review
Trumbo doesn't pretend to be tough-minded about its subject, and its failure to date the letters is an annoyance. But the substance of those letters, along with documentary footage and a touching appearance by Kirk Douglas, throws a baleful light on a bleak chapter of American history.Read the full review
