It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Brilliant and touching

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

An insider's perspective of the red scare, following the private trials and public persecutions of Oscar-winning screenwriter (and proud communist) Dalton Trumbo. It's one-sided, as you might expect, but serves as an intriguing glimpse into the might of effective media manipulation and its powerful ability to turn the tide of popular perception. Bryan Cranston plays the lead, and though he doesn't look all that much like the man behind the thick glasses and dense mustache, his intense, passionate self-defense and gravel-voiced delivery are impressive and convincing all the same. Louis CK, in an important supporting role, is less successful: he touches the necessary emotional points, but doesn't threaten to disappear into the part. He's just... Louis CK in a different set of clothes. One part historical essay and one part chilling cautionary tale, its message is particularly pertinent now, amid the nonstop spin and opinionated delivery of the modern-day news cycle. In time, Hollywood recognized its blacklist for the thin, short-sighted witch hunt it really was, but not before countless lives had been sacrificed in the name of some mythical greater good. What will we look back upon with similar regret tomorrow?

"Trumbo" was rightfully nominated for some of the bigger film prizes. It tells the story of Trumbo, a writer for movie scripts, that is persuaded by the government and ends on a blacklist of Communists that aren't in the position to work as ordinary anymore.While I really enjoyed most of the movie and it kept me interested throughout the whole playtime, there are mainly two things that prevent this film from being even more powerful in my eyes. Firstly, even though the humor carries bigger parts of the movie and I like the fact that Trumbo is quick-witted, it would have been nice to see a broader variety of emotions. There must have been some situations throughout that time that really left him desperate or sad and you don't really see that in the movie.Secondly, it would have been nice to also see what this policy meant for more common people. A screenplay writer is in a quite distinguished position and I could imagine that someone working in a more "exchangeable" job could suffer even more from the tensions. Of course that's not the fault of the movie, since it only tells the story of Trumbo but it is a false image to think that all you have to be is a good worker to be granted justice.All in all it is a very good, but not an excellent movie. Good movie for a more serious film night.

The story of Dalton Trumbo, an extremely gifted screenwriter whose career was almost destroyed by the Communist witch hunts and resulting Hollywood blacklist of the late-1940s/early-50s. We see how the witch hunts unfold, the results and how Trumbo manages to survive and ultimately thrive.A movie which depicts the darkest period of Hollywood's, if not America's, history. More than just showing the injustice, hysteria and lunacy involved, we see the effect this has on the people who were victims of the events. Very compelling and engaging viewing.Mixed in with the drama is some wonderfully warm, often dark, humour. Director Jay Roach definitely shows where his past experience lies...Superb performance by Bryan Cranston in the lead role, for which he received an Oscar nomination. Solid supporting cast that includes Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alan Tudyk and Louis CK.

Greetings from Lithuania."Trumbo" (2015) is a very enjoyable movie about a legendary Hollywood writer Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted during the days for being a communist. Struggles he had during the period during which he wrote his arguably best movies are very involvingly, sometimes a bit movingly told. Writing of this movie was good as well as directing - the movie barely drags at running time 2 hours. But its the central performance by the great Bryan Cranston stand out in here - he embodies Trumbo in every sense (although i haven't see the real man of TV). Others were pretty good, but there are some performances of the famous movie legends that weren't that great in my opinion, like for example the actor who played young Kirk Douglas was just... not a Kirk Douglas - its more like a caricature then real performance.Overall, although some of the side performances in this movie looks like more of a caricatures, they aren't bad at all - it just shows how great lead acting B.Cranston in this movie is. And this is a good movie overall, the best biopic I've seen for sure, but a pretty entertaining one.