Review of The Dictator (2012) by Deven T — 13 Dec 2012

Not great. A big hype with little results.

This review of The Dictator (2012) was written by Deven T on 13 Dec 2012.

The Dictator has generally received mixed reviews.

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Pense que me reiria mas.... no deja de ser una buena parodia de los dictadores...de los gringos, etc. etc.... y eso..jajajaaj…

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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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By C B (138) on 16 Oct 2016

There is no denying that Sacha Baron Cohen is an immense talent and the fact that he attended Cambridge is a testament to his intelligence…

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By Nick W (482) on 06 Mar 2016

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

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It might seem that here, Baron Cohen is doing nothing but poking fun at a couple of dead dictators…

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