Review of Dear Dictator (2018) by Carlos S — 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!

This review of Dear Dictator (2018) was written by Carlos S on 02 Apr 2018.

Dear Dictator has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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