Canada Summer Movie Guide

The Dictator

May 28, 2012 at 1:11 p.m.

ABOUT THE MOVIE

The Dictator

Not Yet Rated

The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

STARRING:Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, John C. Reilly, Ben Kingsley

Movie Details | Cast | Trailers and Clips| Photos

WHO WILL DIG IT?

"Borat" fans, facial-hair enthusiasts, people who find Kim Jong-un and Fidel Castro kind of funny.

THREE GOOD REASONS

1Sacha Baron Cohen has a beard that rivals those of Fidel Castro and the dudes in ZZ Top.
2Megan Fox makes her first appearance in a big-budget studio flick since "Jonah Hex." In that movie, Fox played a frontier prostitute who was handy with a knife; in this one, she plays Megan Fox.
3Anna Faris might be the funniest actress working today. In this film, she ditches her trademark golden locks for a boyish brunette 'do.

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW

According to the movie poster, which shows Sacha Baron Cohen's character in a uniform overflowing with medals, General Aladeen has won the French Croix de Guerre, the Belgian Croix de Guerre, the Liberation of Kuwait Ribbon, and, of course, the Antarctica Service Medal.

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ABOUT THE MOVIE

The Dictator

WHO WILL DIG IT?

THREE GOOD REASONS

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW

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