The Dictator (French Trailer 8 Subtitled) Trailer (2012)

Cast: Ben Kingsley, Anna Faris, Sacha Baron Cohen, B.J. Novak, Megan Fox, John C. Reilly

Description: The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. It is inspired by the best selling novel "Zabibah and The King" by Saddam Hussein.

Genre: Comedy

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Offical Website: http://www.republicofwadiya.com

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05/22/2012 @ 12:00 AM

The film has a vicious edge that the Marx Brothers didn't have, and it's too low-minded to achieve their enchanting blend of anarchy and surrealism.

David Denby, New Yorker

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05/17/2012 @ 12:00 AM

Now Cohen is turning material both fresh and rancid into tepid gruel.

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

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05/16/2012 @ 12:00 AM

For once, Baron Cohen has a real script and a supporting cast as skilled at improv as he is. And those complementary elements make a difference.

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

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05/15/2012 @ 12:00 AM

This isn't the last word on cinematic send-ups of totalitarianism -- for that, we still have Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator -- but it's a fine and riotous jab in the ribs.

Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle