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Wednesday, 29 August 2012

THE DICTATOR [2012]

Larry Charles, of Seinfeld fame, directs Sacha Baron Cohen in the ruthless political satire The Dictator.  As usual, the comedian goes out of his way to shock and offend, while dishing up a healthy taste of outrageous humour.  Movie buffs will be pleased to see numerous nods to Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator and The Marx Brothers' Duck Soup all the while being assaulted with heavy doses of vulgarity and off-colour remarks to appease the kids.  It's not a perfect film and threatens to completely fall apart several times but offers enough laughs and political wit to impress.

3 walls of celebrity fucks out of 5

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