Review of The Dictator (2012) by Graham C — 19 Nov 2013

A couple of laughs but overall pretty lame!

This review of The Dictator (2012) was written by Graham C on 19 Nov 2013.

The Dictator has generally received mixed reviews.

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I think I can feel it disappearing from my mind even as I am trying to remember it... It's Baron Cohen going at 50mph rather than 100mph…

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4/10. I like The first 10 minutes, I laughed some. The jokes only come from his words and character…

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I love SBC, but this didn't do it for me…

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By Luca F (13) on 25 Feb 2017

This movie was exactly what it was supposed to be. While not briliant, it has plenty of funny to keep moving forward…

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By Julian P (98) on 30 Jan 2017

Ridiculous as you would expect and thankfully not real…

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