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The Dictator rules, then faltersnew
It was probably too much to hope that The Dictator would operate in the same fashion as Borat and Bruno, and indeed, Sacha Baron Cohen has added something to the picture that prevents it from completely succeeding: a plot.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
05-28-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Sacha Baron Cohen, The Dictator
Borat's mastermind takes a more conventional route in 'The Dictator'new
It was only a matter of time before Sacha Baron Cohen would have to retire his style of guerrilla filmmaking. After the success of 2006's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, and the relative non-success of 2009's Brüno, sneaking up on people with a camera and smacking his genitals on their foreheads wouldn't be as easy as it once was for Cohen, especially now that a sizable portion of the population knows his face, among other parts of his body.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Gallucci |
05-16-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Larry Charles, The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen spoofs post-9/11 U.S. in The Dictatornew
The most immediate criticism of The Dictator is also its biggest strength: It is extremely offensive.
Tags: Sacha Baron Cohen, The Dictator
