The Dictator
Watched English movie 'The Dictator', directed by Larry Charles, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral-General Aladeen, Anna Faris as Zoey and Ben Kingsley as Tamir.
Fictitious African nation Wadiya, east of Sudan, is ruled by despot leader Admiral General Aladeen. He declares that Wadiya is close to developing enriched uranium. UN demands that he either address the UN general assembly personally or be ready for strikes. Aladeen and his entourage reach America. There is a big plot.
What is the plot? Who is behind it? Can General Aladeen survive? What will he learn in America?
A person who does not know humanity, humility, empathy and love suddenly finds himself with nothing. He is a pauper and wants to regain his position. Who does he meet and how does he foil the plot? Can he change?
It's a comedy movie. Comedy is created in everything like his subordinates kissing his armpits to show their affection and respect, going on camel back on American streets, passing derogatory comments about sex, colour and ethnicity etc. This movie has some brilliant jokes, some satirical jokes, some standard jokes, some black comedy, some awful jokes, some derogatory jokes and some below the belt jokes. Some of them seemed unnecessary.
The movie had a limited story and the pace is good. Direction is ok. Anna's acting is ok too. Ben Kingsley is mostly wasted in role of little consequence. Sacha is the central character of movie and hogs the limelight.
Watch, but not with your family.
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