Not Sacha Baron Cohen's finest effort, but then again, it's virtually impossible to top Borat. Still, The Dictator is insanely funny (at least for those who are not easily offended), and offers very sharp political satire, particularly about democracy. Unlike Cohen's previous efforts, The Dictator takes the form of a plot-driven narrative instead of a mockumentary, following Admiral General Hafez Aladeen, the dictator of the North African Republic of Wadiya. When traveling to New York to make a speech at the U.N. on his country's nuclear capabilities (note: when attacking Israel with nuclear missiles, the warhead must be pointy so that the victims don't think that a giant dildo is flying towards them), he is kidnapped, and then rescued by a kindly hippie. Aladeen then conspires with his former nuclear director (who was to be executed) to return to power, and prevent his idiotic body double from signing a treaty that would turn Wadiya into a democracy. Hilarity ensues.
Rating: 90/100
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