Anna Faris
Ben Kingsley
The Dictator is all too familiar if you’ve seen other Cohen movies. It’s
the same old thing all over again — crude comedy, racial jokes, stereotyping
and all that. If you’ve seen Borat, you’ve basically seen 90% of this movie
already. There are parts in The Dictator that made me laugh though, but the
scenes involved were too freaky and controversial. I’m too ashamed to type it
all out, so it’s better you watch for yourself.
Baron Cohen based his performance primarily on the Libyan dictator
Muammar Gaddafi.
The movie is a mockumentary about a North African dictator, and the
lines are fun to hear if you don’t mind racial comments. The final speech by
the dictator Admiral General Hafez Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) was, if I have
to say so myself, memorable.
The movie was shot in Seville and on the island of Fuerteventura, Spain.
Baron Cohen said the United Nations refused to let him shoot scenes inside the
UN Headquarters, which is not a bad thing because the movie itself is a
disgrace to the work being done there. It makes a mockery of the tasks they’ve
been able to achieve.
The Dictator is about Admiral General Hafez Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen),
who comes from a different culture and background. He is a president/head of
state of a North African country. Aladeen travels to America and finds himself
in an environment that is not favorable to his existence. He’s unknown and soon
realizes that women are not dying to do him favors, and life outside the palace
is cruel and tough.
The movie has a love story intertwined within its plot and a nice ending
too.
Now, as for acting, directing, and everything you’d normally look for in
a good movie — just forget it. Nothing to write about at all, I felt even for
the silliness of this movie, the acting and directing could have been a whole
lot better.
Well, all I can say is, if you don’t mind crude humor, racial jokes and
the abuse of power, then you’ll probably laugh through the movie like I did.
But there’s nothing spectacular. The production is weak and the slap-comedy
style of acting isn’t unique, we have seen it all before and it can be a turn
off to some people.
But if you're not a fan of the above and prefer a movie with a strong
plot, then I advise you don’t bother seeing this. Other than that, enjoy.
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