Review 372: Trumbo

Trumbo is a fascinating bio pic, one that rides smoothly to the finish line thanks to a strong, winning performance by Bryan Cranston.

Set during the cold war era of the 1950's and 60's, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) is high-in-demand screenwriter in Hollywood who along with 10 other Blacklisted Hollywood screenwriters are  subpoenaed to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities regarding alleged communist activities in Hollywood. After refusing to questions directly, he is allowed to remain in America but unable to work as a screenwriter. What follows is a turbulent series of events as Trumbo seeks to provide for his family and write anonymously for Hollywood under various pseudonyms.
Note: Not all these events are historically accurate.

The plot is a beautifully crafted peice of work. It takes a relatively middle-of-the-road piece of history and fleshes it out to create a intriguing, facinating, highly engaging and

Director Jay Rouches direction is  the score by Theodore Shapiro is