Variety: If history is written by the victors, then the Hollywood-blacklist biopic “Trumbo” comes as a last laugh for all those communist-affiliated talents who spent nearly a dozen years forbidden to write at all. That’s a metaphorical last laugh, mind you, as John McNamara’s stodgy screenplay seldom inspires more than mild chuckles, passing up a rich opportunity to satirize the political hypocrisy of the paranoid times it depicts, and opting instead for a square, period-stiff homage to “Spartacus” scribe Dalton Trumbo, who stood up to the system and refused to let his voice fall silent. The latest in a series of politically themed TV movies from “Game Change” director Jay Roach (while strictly smallscreen in style, this one is set for niche theatrical release, courtesy of relative newcomer Bleecker Street), “Trumbo” allows supporting actress Helen Mirren and the unfamiliar faces playing yesterday’s stars to overshadow Bryan Cranston and his fellow movie martyrs.
"It’s an interesting film which comes directed by Jay Roach who is known for films such as Goldmember (2002) or Meet The Parents (2000). This film is a bit more serious than his many previous comedies and he does well to tell the story of Dalton Trumbo to the audience." -Bryan Weatherall (Resident Entertainment)
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Film Class Junkies' Trumbo Review, Bryan Cranston’s performance truly carries this somewhat average film.
