The Dictator was a hot mess...

I honestly hate writing negative stuff...But I guess all my reviews can't be positive. So today I saw the Dictator starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Ana Farris. Surprisingly the movie is half a romantic comedy and a political satire. Cohen plays General Admiral Aladeen of the North African nation of Wadiya. He owns a huge palace and a thrown full of worshipers, who he executes, with the waving of his hand.  He also has a wall full of people he hooked up with…Meghan Fox makes a small unmemorable cameo during this scene. The film also stars Ben Kingsley who plays Tahi Aladeen's premier, who is the rightful heir to the thrown. He plots to overthrow him. After an assassination fails, Tahir encourages Aladeen to address the United Nations, where he hopes another assassination will succeed. John C. Reilly plays his head security guard in America who tries to assassinate him but instead he fails and just chops off his beard. After being de-bearded, Cohen’s character is stuck wandering around in Manhattan while his body double impersonates him at the United Nations summit. He then runs into Anna Farris character Zoey, who is an over enthusiastic feminist/human rights activist who runs a heath food store. Cohen’s character gets a job at the store. The rest of the movie focuses on their relationship/ his plan to regain power.
 

      This film is “Coming to America” gone wrong! I found myself board and at times looking at my watch, which almost never happens during a movie! Even though the movie was only a mere hour and a half. I felt like I wasted my time and free movie pass. Cohen was not funny in this, again he uses sex references and slap stick comedy for laughs. Some scenes were entertaining. But by the end of it the jokes were tired and repetitive. Cohen’s best roles to date were "Borat" and his role as "Pirelli" in Tim Burtons Sweeney Todd.  As for Ana Farris she was soo boring and annoying their romance wasn't at all believable and honestly Cohen should've wrote her out of the script. There was no need to have her in this film. I will say I did enjoy it more than Bruno...the first film I ever walked out on....Cohen was funniest as the dictator when he was seen promoting the film on various television outlets and when he threw pancake batter on Ryan Secrest on the red carpet at the 2012 Academy Awards...that actually happen! Just wished it was in the movie. The movie did stick to the plot but again this story has been told in various films. The music was clever but that was the only thing I really enjoyed.  I didn't find it offensive, just boring and a bit tired! And honestly can he tell a joke that isn't sexist or racist! Don't waist your money at the show or rent it on DVD.  Wait for it on cable and only watch if there is absolutely nothing on television!...this movie was a hot mess!