Review of Dear Dictator (2018) by Amy C — 18 May 2018

Critics got this one right for a change... who would have seen that coming?

This review of Dear Dictator (2018) was written by Amy C on 18 May 2018.

Dear Dictator has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Carlos S (367) on 02 Apr 2018

This movie takes the punk rock life of a teenager and mixes it with the real life troubles of a old man dictator. Go see it…

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Mar 2018

The cast, including Jason Biggs as a dorky social studies teacher, does what it can with the toothless, painfully unfunny, thoroughly unconvincing…

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By T S (53) on 20 Mar 2018

Great cast! Great mother-daughter flick. Silly but poignant. Would recommend, especially for mothers of teenage girls…

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By Charlotte S (60) on 14 May 2018

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for The New York Times (9,847) on 15 Mar 2018

Simultaneously preposterous and dull, Dear Dictator is the kind of movie where music and wardrobe choices — like the mean girls’ stridently…

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By Natalie P (347) on 27 Mar 2018

I saw this movie and I really liked it. I read reviews that didn't like the sentimentality of the movie, but I thought it made it charming…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 15 Mar 2018

It's intentionally odd without any apparent goal beyond being odd…

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Life hacks from a warm and fuzzy dictator. What's not to loathe…

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By Justin Lowe (291) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Mar 2018

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By Cara S (62) on 07 May 2018

Michael Caine is so uninspired he's not even trying. But then there's no much he can do with the material…

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