The Dictator starring Sacha Baron
Cohen is about Admiral General
Aladeen, a dictator from a fictional country called the Republic of Wadiya. General Aladeen comes to America to speak at
the UN headquarters against the pressure they are putting on him to bring
democracy to his country. Along the way
he gets kidnapped and is replaced by an illiterate look–alike. The movie then
goes on to show the great lengths he goes through to stop democracy
coming to Wadiya.
Overall reviews on rotten tomatoes on
this movie are a 58% rating. I read a
lot of reviews on this movie and find them overly critical. Come on guys cut this movie some slack. The leading character is played by a stand up
comedian; you seriously can’t go into this movie thinking it’s going to be the
next Oscar nominee!
To be honest I have never been a fan
of Sacha Baron Cohen’s movies like Borat and Bruno just because I find it to
consist more of random stupidity than any real witty jokes. This movie is definitely not a box office hit
to be seen on the big screen but it’s good enough to be a fun mindless comedy for
a Friday night rental. Definitely a good
laugh!
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