The Dictator: Press reviews

'Comic genius!'

'The Dictator is crass, silly, and hilarious - and only Sacha could ever have pulled it off. '

'isn't going to win awards and it isn't as hip as Borat. Big goofy outrageous laughs is what it has to offer.'

'Tightly scripted by Baron Cohen and three alumni of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, it may well be his best film, as well as the year's best comedy.'

'You will laugh — but you'll want to shower afterwards.'

'if a comedy is meant to make you laugh, mission accomplished'

'the movie is full of jokes and they're scattered like a fistful of seeds sown by a frantic farm labourer.'

'Formulaic, yet scrappy, and extremely funny in fits and starts, General Aladeen is the first of Cohen comic creations to get a better vehicle than it probably deserves'

'The Dictator could easily be mistaken for a gross-out comedy, but it's a little cleverer than that. (Not much, admittedly, but a little.)'

'What was once daring now feels a little dated – but if it's outlandish humour you want, there's no better comic actor working today.'

'Outrageous, outlandish and overboard, The Dictator will satisfy Cohen's army of fans. But it never feels as funny, full-on or fresh as Borat and Brüno'

'The old comic spark is, sadly, MIA, and the humour is offensive in the most tiresome way possible.'

'There's a marked flatness to the film, a real heaviness. Jokes sink, energy is low. '