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The Dictator (2012)

May. 16,2012
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The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

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Vashirdfel
2012/05/16

Simply A Masterpiece

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Fairaher
2012/05/17

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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Rosie Searle
2012/05/18

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Zlatica
2012/05/19

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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Morten_5
2012/05/20

+ Sacha Baron Cohen's outrageous but liberating total lack of political correctness. + The amazingly ridiculous beard of Aladeen. + Anna Faris' and S.B.C.'s unexpected chemistry. + The music and the songs, which are really good and greatly adds to the atmosphere and the humour. - "The Dictator" is not as wonderfully great and funny as "Borat...". Nothing is. Still, you can't help comparing.

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anujnagpal-76062
2012/05/21

The Dictator could easily be mistaken for a gross-out comedy at first, but it's a much cleverer work than what it looks like. Being a black comedy movie, audience may find it uncomfortable and offensive at times but that doesn't mean you should judge it as a movie not worth watching. Every other dialogue is filled with racist and sexist comments and their delivery is done in such a way that instead of offending you, they make you giggle for a second or two. The movie is a political satire which is perfectly grinded with comedy to make it entertaining.Starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Aladeen, the dictator of a nation named Wadiya, he may seem like a dedication to Kim Jong-II, the late Norh Korean supreme leader, at some points. Aladeen tries his best that democracy never enters his nation, but his uncle Tahir (Ben Kingsley) who is the heir to the throne, is conspiring for something else. While Aladeen is invited to the UN summit for signing a new era of democracy in Wadiya, a series of interesting incidents made him face a completely different life. Sacha Baron Cohen has tried a way to work out his frustration with everything from governmental policy to the cost of wireless internet in hotels into this movie and his final speech is a slingshot on the democrats expressing what it would be for America to become a dictatorship and that just only to reveal that nothing would be changed.Apart from serving the viewers a complete bowl of humor, it is also a straight jab at the heart of politics across the world and it's done so almost to a point where it becomes more of a sad state of affairs than comedy.

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areatw
2012/05/22

I'm a big fan of Sacha Baron Cohen and 'Borat' remains today one of my favourite comedy movies of all time. No matter how many movies he makes, I doubt any of them will come close to 'Borat'. I was a fan of 'Bruno' too, so I couldn't wait to see what 'The Dictator' had to offer. I did enjoy it, but I do think that Cohen's other movies are better.'The Dictator' is refreshingly politically incorrect at a time when film-makers go out of their way to avoid causing offense. I thought the character 'Zoey', an obnoxious left-wing feminist, was a particularly funny and accurate representation of many people in society today. I loved that side of the movie. However, I did feel that there were chunks of the movie that didn't provide any laughs whatsoever, which was disappointing for a Cohen film.'The Dictator' is an entertaining and funny film, but I must admit that it didn't meet my high expectations. Probably Cohen's worst film, but still worth a watch.

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bowmanblue
2012/05/23

Ali G, Borat, Bruno. If you've seen any of them, then you probably know what to expect from Sacha Baron Cohen. Vulgar, crude, politically INcorrect are just some of the terms you could use - depending on your opinion.Basically, if you're easily offended, you probably won't want to watch the tale of an evil Middle Eastern Dictator who finds himself lost in America amidst a plot to oust him from power.However, there are still plenty of people who find this sort of humour funny (and I'm one of them). Personally, I didn't think it was as good as Borat or Bruno as the second half seemed a bit forced. The film lasted just under the typical hour and a half mark, but probably could have got away with being an hour long. It would probably have been a pretty funny hour - if you like that sort of thing.The major criticisms being thrown at The Dictator is claims of racism (just like Borat and Ali G, not to mention claims of homophobia at Bruno) and whether the film mocks Middle Eastern stereotypes, or whether it actually attacks those who impose the stereotypes. The film has also come under fire for being too 'pro-Jew' too anti-American and generally too liberal. Maybe that's true, maybe it's not. It's one of those arguments where if you're looking to use this film to support or challenge your own political viewpoint or religious beliefs there are arguments for and against.The bottom line is that it's quite funny. Quite. Not as good as Borat or Bruno, but still there are plenty of silly and vulgar (and I should emphasis the words 'silly' and 'vulgar' because they're the backbone of this film) moments to make you laugh out loud. Probably not a classic, but entertaining nonetheless.

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