The Dictator [DVD]

But not the sort of film your going to bother watching more than once.

Good watch. For adults.

I would rate this one above Grimsby but not quite that much, another non PC gem from Four By Two productions.

I love this movie it is very fun and silly too

Sasha Baron Cohen is a comic genius, but he is also very challenging as he breaks so many taboos. We need people like him, but he also gives permission to less thoughtful and less intelligent people to make really racist, really sexist, horrible jokes and so I go away from the movie feeling quite conflicted about the challenge his attitude presents to a world struggling to get people to respect each other.

Snowflakes beware, you might be offended by this but it's very funny. Very a la mode at the time it was made and once again with what's going on in the world.

This was the 2nd time I saw this film after almost five years, I couldn't remember a lot of what happened in it but I believe I had a similar reaction this time as I did back then of not being anywhere overly impressed, though there are some genuine laughs in it for me.Anyone familiar with Sacha Baron Cohen (the lead actor in this film) could already predict the dark humour that lies within like with many of his other films, I'm not one who gets offended at all but the comedy was hit and miss, still an undoubtedly very good film which I would recommend to young adults and beyond, who can watch with an open mind.

I hadn't watched any of SBC's stuff in a while but stumbled upon some classic quotes in the media as he has a new film out. I wondered why I had lost touch with him and, on checking Amazon, wondered why this blu ray was so cheap. 4 stars average so how bad could it be? Then I watched it and found out there was a direct correlation between the cheap price and the even cheaper humour. There was always a touch of the puerile to SBC's work but there was also satire and you knew, or thought you knew, that his tongue was placed firmly in his cheek. Besides, who doesn't have a childish side? Problem seems to be that over the years the satire has pretty much disappeared, though he does make the occasional, half-assed, heavily-labeled and tired attempt. His comedy seems to have long-since lost any of the edge it once had and all that remains is schoolboy humour. Again, that was always part of his work, but without a counterpoint it just becomes obvious, tedious and on occasion more than a bit embarrassing. Perhaps 13 year olds would find the Dictator hilarious, possibly even profound, but given the film is rated 15+ it seems to have missed its target audience. I get the impression that SBC is following the money and targeting a particular market with this one - and why not I suppose. If I had the option to make a few million out of cheap humour I dare say I'd say 'bargain' and grab the chance with both hands. Hope it works out for him, he's meant to be a nice guy. But for me, I'll just give his stuff a miss in future I think.