The Dictator (2012)

Why people are always so mean when score comedy? Do they know how hard it is to think out of an idea and express it to make its audience laugh? This movie is by all means hilarious and Sacha is definitely a genius. I have already watched more than four times and don't mind to watch again and again.

So wrong and yet so funny. From the opening scenes to the shorts within the credits including the last line of the film, I was roaring. It's crude and completely politically incorrect so if you're easily offended, don't bother. The jokes come one after another so pay close attention to the dialog. Aladeen is so closed off from the world that his completely obtuse and offensive observations come across as completely innocent and totally hilarious. Loved all the actors.

+ 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.

I'm not at all offended by Sasha Baron Cohen's films, but have found them just not *that* funny in the past. However, this was a gem. From the very first moment in the film that brought a genuine laugh, to the end of the film there are many moments that make you laugh out loud.If you've seen SBC's other films, you'll know the style of comedy to expect. Irreverent, crude, lewd and, potentially, offensive.However, whether or not some of this is too close to the bone, it does what a comedy should do and that is make you laugh. SBC's characterisations are totally over the top and people might take umbrage at some of them, some will find it very funny.In the same way Yorkshire folk didn't get offended by Monty Python's Meaning of Life sketch, there's no good reason for people to get upset at this. SBC pokes fun at one and all in his comedies.There is an amazingly well observed speech towards the end of the film; he wonderfully draws parallels between a dictatorship and America (an observation that could equally apply to the UK) which forces the point home that SBC is a clever bloke with a sharp mind in amongst all the filth and stupidity that makes audiences laugh.Thoroughly recommended.