Comments on: Review: Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘The Dictator’ Rules With Comic Authority & Big Laughs

By: Savannah

Savannah — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:28:53 +0000

I guess I can't directly reply to your reply, Kevin, but just wanted to say thanks for letting me know! I appreciate it.

By: Savannah

Savannah — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:28:53 +0000

Are you sure B.J. Novak didn't appear? In the photos of him on set of this movie last summer, he was in clown/mime garb, so I'm wondering if you just didn't recognize him. (I'm not saying you're wrong, it's just that I saw another review that seemed to indicate he did show up in the movie after all, so I wasn't sure. I run a B.J. Novak fanblog so I want to verify whether his scene(s) got cut or not.)

By: Collin

Collin — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:28:53 +0000

I would love another comic marvel from SBC, though I'm not holding my breath. Was Borat so brilliant, because he had time over the years to develop it? It was the best pick of his crop on TV rotation, basically. Notice Bruno wasn't full-fleshed enough to let the comedy naturally unfold from interacting with people. It was too hit-and-run, or punk'd-and-run. Now a live action leaf out of the branches of Team America-dictator humor…
But I still high hopes if he'd spend more time at the drawing board, especially now that he is too recognizable to be incognito, and may benefit more from structured comedy and cohesive ensemble that require true character acting of Borat.

By: Fran_r

Fran_r — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:28:53 +0000

I caught a free screening for this about two months ago and it was awful. I had hopes for it before going in but none of the jokes hit me. They all seemed over done and just mean spirited. The final speech is probably the only part that gave me a good laugh. The rest just felt a waste.

By: WHATTHEPUCK

WHATTHEPUCK — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:28:53 +0000

Where does Ben Kingsley and John C.Reily fit into this?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:28:53 +0000

I think Gabe Toro is still on posting on the website. Under the name,"Kevin Jagernath"

By: Erik McClanahan

Erik McClanahan — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:28:53 +0000

Kevin, did we see the same movie? Fuck, I hated this. Final speech is on point and amusing, but this is lifeless, lazy comedy not unlike Cohen's Ali G movie. Borat was genius, Bruno just ok, but The Dictator is a waste of talent.

By: Russell

Russell — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:28:53 +0000

…but the real MVP, and someone who we hope gets a major boost out of this movie, is Jason Mantzoukas (probably best known to U.S. audiences as the awesomely douchetacular Dennis Feinstein on "Parks & Recreation").

Someone doesn't watch 'The League.' RAFIIIIIIII

By: Oogle monster

Oogle monster — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:28:53 +0000

Wow, I'm surprised with how positive this review is considering how awful the trailer looked. Crazy how the studio moved this film out of competition with Dark Shadows (which will still make a bajillion dollars) and it comes out being the better reviewed of the two. Good for Cohen. Sad for Burton.