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The Dictator Movie Review

Name: The Dictator Movie Review
Item: The Dictator
Rating: 2.75
Author: Lalitha Mallikeswaran

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Review for the film " The Dictator"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 23 Minutes

Certificate: A

Released: 16-05-2012

Genre: Comedy, Satire

Similar To: Música, International Incident, Tupperware Unsealed, Zombieland 2

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CAST & CREW

Anna Faris

Megan Fox

Ben Kingsley

Sacha Baron Cohen

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Director:

Larry Charles

Movie Actor:

Ben Kingsley

Sacha Baron Cohen

Movie Actress:

Anna Faris

Megan Fox

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The Dictator Click to look into! >> Read More... is political satire black comedy film. The producers of the film said this was inspired by characters like Muammar Gaddafi, Ne Win, Bashar al-Assad. Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Baron Cohen is famous English comedian and a >> Read More... was the lead actor as well as co-writer of this satirical flick.

Plot

The movie revolves around the General Admiral Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) of the fictional North African nation of Wadiya. He is the most famous and rich man of the country- who is surrounded by ladies bodyguard and have sex with the celebrity like Megan Fox She’s known to be one of the “Sexiest Woman Alive” >> Read More... , Arnold Schwarzenegger “I am back!” His career will always seem to come t >> Read More... . Aladeen is childish in nature and only gives the order to kill someone who is not pleasant to him. Tahir ( Ben Kingsley Ben Kingsley born in Snainton village of England a >> Read More... ) is the rightful heir to the throne, and he tries to kill Aladeen several times but fails every time. Later, Tahir encourages Aladeen to go to United Nations hoping, this time, assassination will succeed. In United Nation Aladeen get kidnapped by his security man (John C. Reilly) and he de-beard the Aladeen. And Tahir replaces him with his body-double. After this Aladeen loses his identity, andstarts working in a family store owned by Zoey ( Anna Faris Anna Kay Faris is an Actress and Film Producer of >> Read More... ). To know what happens to Aladeen and how he gets his power back you will have to watch the film.

Star Performances

Sacha Baron Cohen did a marvelous job. He looked realistic in a dictator’s character. His comic timing is hilarious as always. Ben Kingsley is awesome as always. Anna Faris does an alright work as a shop owner, and her character adds the new thrust in the story. It is a treat to watch John C. Reilly.

Analysis

The plot of the film is strong, and hats off to the thought of writing a satire on this topic. Director Larry Charles starts well with the film but after the first half, he loses his way. He fails to create magic like his previous flick Bruno and Barot.

What’s there?

1. Powerful performances of all actors.
2. Great cinematography was done by Lawrence Sher.
3. Enjoyable comedy in the flick with some of satirical punchline.

What’s not there?

1. Poor screenplay, many scenes was unrelated.
2. The second half of the film feels lengthy.

Verdict

If you want to laugh out loud, then go for the film. It can be enjoyable once. But don’t go with your brain because you will not get any logic.

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