The Dictator never provokes more that a mild chuckle and, being entirely scripted, lacks the edge of Sacha Baron Cohen's earlier films. Whilst watchable, the film's 'fish out of water' story has been done before and with much greater success.
This review of The Dictator (2012) was written by Matthew E on 10 Aug 2013.
The Dictator has generally received mixed reviews.
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