Review of War Dogs (2016) by Gregory F — 27 Jan 2017
War Dogs is a Wolf of Wall Street wannabe from Todd Phillips (Old School, The Hangover), only replacing stockbrokers with arms dealers. The film is based on the true story of two 20-something Miami knuckleheads played by Jonah Hill and Miles Teller bullshitting their way into a very large weapons contract with the US government in 2007.
It's so funny and strange to me that Jonah Hill received a Golden Globes Best Actor nomination for this role. Ummm....what? That would be like Zaza Pachulia getting voted a starter in the NBA All Star game.
Hill has had some great, all-time performances, but this isn't one of them. I just think he's much better as a sidekick than an alpha. This was originally titled "The Arms and The Dudes" so at least they got one thing right in changing the name.
This review of War Dogs (2016) was written by Gregory F on 27 Jan 2017.
War Dogs has generally received positive reviews.
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