Sacha Baron Cohen is a comic mastermind. For years he has been bringing audiences some of the most cutting-edge, ballsy comedy ever made and
The Dictator is no exception.
The Dictator is Baron Cohen's first scripted movie (that he wrote), but it maintains the effectiveness of his previous gurellia-style filmmaking As expected,
The Dictator is clever and gleefully offensive. Baron Cohen's character, General Aladeen, is sexist, racist, and just generally ignorant (as almost of Baron Cohen's characters are). Of course it's going to piss off some more conservative and easily offended audiences, but that's a major reason why it's so damn funny. If you liked the humor of his other work, you will without a doubt like this and if you weren't, this definitely won't convert you. He does not pull any punches with his work and I really admire that about him. The world needs more comics that are willing to push the envelope like him. It was also really cool to see him with a cast of known actors this time around. Anna Farris was actually funny for the first time in a while. She should
take more roles like this that show off her brilliant comedic timing and avoid shit like
What's Your Number?. The
real show stealer in the supporting cast though was Jason Mantzoukas
(Rafi from The League if anyone watches that show), his scenes with
Baron Cohen are especially priceless. Overall I liked it better than
Bruno, but it still can't touch Borat.
4/5 Stars
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