When Sascha Baron Cohen attended the 2012 Oscars as his character, General Aladeen, and dumped “Kim Jong Il’s ashes” on Ryan Seacrest, I predicted the worst for the film The Dictator. Cohen is known for his offensive, intrusive humor. Considering he’s done two films and a television show successfully with that humor, I figured we’ve seen it before and The Dictator will be no different.
I was pleasantly surprised then when I attended a screening of the film last night. The film of course had moments of childish bathroom humor, offensive jokes and overall silliness, but within a scripted, traditional narrative format, it left the overall theme and message of the film much more enjoyable and bearable to watch.
The Dictator is …


May 15, 2012