MOVIE REVIEW
GROUP – 7
The Dictator(2012)
By Saurav Shekhar, 12640
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# Rating : * * * (3 stars)
"The Dictator" will give you a good time laughing for its near 90 minute run. It is funny, senseless and obscene. It will provide
you with a lot of political, racist and sexist humor, certainly not for you if you get offended easily.
Sacha Cohen plays Admiral Aladeen, the narcisst dictator of the Arabian nation Wadiya. Here he owns a huge palace, where he
executes people with the flip of a finger, plays terrorist attack games and keeps a photo wall of celebrities he has slept with. His
general Tamir tries to assassinate him multiple times in greed for the throne, but fails. Aladeen's recent address regarding
Nuclear Weapons has created a havoc in the political world and now he must give a speech in the United Nations regarding
this. Tamir plans to assassinate him here and somehow things end up with Aladeen out into the New York downtown clad in
his underpants.
Here he meets a kind-hearted liberal girl Zoya who offers him a job at her food store. Aladeen runs into a restaurant in a "Little
Wadiya" neighborhood full of people he had sentenced to execution. He meets his chief missile scientist, Nadal and together
they hatch a plan to get to the hotel and place Aladeen where he belongs. The plan progresses along with the story, and so
does romance as Aladeen finds himself falling for Zoya despite radical difference between their beliefs.
Meanwhile, vulgar humor continues. It is a good timepass, with a casually flowing story and satirical jokes. Cohen does a good
job at keeping you smiling with his funny accent and fake names. Watch it if you have some time to kill :P.
PS : In the movie, Aladeen always wanted to bomb Israel with his Nuclear Bombs. Ironical that I watched it at a time when
Israel is bombing Gaza (and vice versa).
In this troubled world, a happy moment is always appreciated.
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Rating : * * * (3 stars) / 5
“The Dictator” will give you a good time laughing for its near 90 minute run. It is obscene and outrageously funny. The
movie has a lot of offensive political, racist and sexist humor. Overall, it is an excellent comedy.
Sacha Cohen plays Aladeen, the narcisst dictator of the Arabian nation Wadiya, where he executes people with the filp of a
finger, plays terrorist attack games and keeps a photo wall of celebrities he has spelt with. Ben Kingsley is Tamir, his general
and righful owner to the throne. In an attempt to escape an assasination, Aladeen ends up on the streets of Brooklyn
downtown with a dumb double in his place as the ruler. The story then revolvs around his plans to regain his place. Plans
progress and so does romance as Aladeen finds himself falling for a liberal girl zoya who gives him a job at her food store.
Cohen does a good job keeping you smiling with his funny accent and satirical jokes. Story flows casually along, with well
blended comedy. Humor can get disgusting sometimes, and Ben Kingsley deserves better. The plot is always kept in a cozy
mode and the movie has a good repeat value. Watch it if you have some time to kill. In this troubled world, a moment of
laughter is always appreciated.
Differences, Mistakes and Corrections…
FIRST REVIEW
SECOND REVIEW
It will provide you with a lot of political, racist The movie has a lot of offensive political,
and sexist humor, certainly not for you if you
racist and sexist humor. Overall, it is an
get offended easily.
excellent comedy.
…the narcisst dictator…
….the narcisst dictator…
Here he owns a huge palace, where he
executes people with the flip of a finger….
…Arabian nation Wadiya, where he executes
people with the filp of a finger…
celebrities he has slept with
celebrities he has spelt with
Aladeen's recent address…. Speech in UN.
----(no such line)-----
Differences, Mistakes and Corrections…
FIRST REVIEW
SECOND REVIEW
liberal girl Zoya
Liberal girl zoya
Aladeen runs…. where he belongs
---(no such line)----
Cohen does a good job at keeping you
smiling…..
Cohen does a good job keeping you smiling….
PS : In the movie, Aladeen always wanted
to……
---(no comment)--…..then revolvs around…