War Dogs

2016 "An American dream"
7.1| 1h54m| R| en| More Info
Released: 19 August 2016 Released
Producted By: Warner Bros. Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.wardogsthemovie.com/
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Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

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gbkmmaurstad Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill), David Packouz (Milles Teller) renew their friendship at a funeral in Miami. Packouz is working as a masseuse, a job he hates and Hill has started his own business after working for his uncle selling guns. Together they secure an almost 300 million contact with the US government to sell arms to the allies in Afganistan. Working with Henry, an arms dealer expert (Bradley Cooper), what could go wrong? Done as a comedy, but you can still learn quite a bit about arms deals and come away wondering, did these guys really do this? This film is based on a 2011 Rolling Stone Article, "Arms and the Dudes," but as to what is actual, what is dramatized, or just outright fictional in this film, you might want to read the article first.
davideo-2 STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning In the summer of 2005, David Packouz (Miles Teller) makes a living on Miami Beach, giving back massages to wealthy clients for peanuts. Then, at a family funeral, he crosses paths with Efram (Jonah Hill), a brash young guy of about the same age, whose made a killing by making online arms deals of depleted army stock that the US government no longer needs, and wants to bring him in on the deal. But as the boys delve deeper into this murky world, the risks get greater and everything conspires to fall apart around them.When it comes to war, and the politics and motivations behind it, we're living in a far more cynical, acutely self aware age, where people are no longer falling for the jingoistic, stirring rhetoric used to whip up support for it, and can see beneath the surface of what it's about just fine. And so a different type of film emerges, in the shape of War Dogs, where our heroes aren't rounded, noble figures, but shady, arrogant ba$tards who are really operating behind the scenes. Sadly, despite the potential, the film isn't the soaring hit it should have been.Director Todd Phillips seems to have a background in mainstream comedy films, including The Hangover series, and while this is billed as a comedy itself, the darker tone and more uneasy subject matter make it harder to see in this way. Performances wise, Hill has never played his obnoxious American arsehole act to such great effect, making his Wolf of Wall Street character practically Paddington Bear, whilst Teller provides fine support as the slightly more restrained other guy. There is a neat sense of style, savvy Goodfellas style narration and some cool dramatic moments, but none of it comes off in quite as coherent and satisfying a manner as one would have hoped.If you want a film with a morally conflicted protagonist making a killing during war time, Lord of War with Nicolas Cage (which, ironically, was released in the year the film is set) is a more satisfying option. **
alindsay-al This was a film I unfortunately missed last year even though I really wanted to watch it and now I have and I really enjoyed this film. The premise of this film sees two 22 year old men get into the world of arms dealing and slowly get over there heads. Miles teller plays the lead in this film and he does a great job in the film, he is easily the most likable character in this film but he also has the best development of anybody in this film to make you care about his predicament. Jonah hill plays his loudmouth best friend and he fit the role pretty perfectly. He was entertaining to watch and there chemistry is really good but when he needs to be unlikeable he does a really good job of selling that. Bradley cooper is in this film in a smaller role as an arms dealer and he was typically really good in his role, even though it isn't a huge role. I also really liked the performance of Teller's characters girlfriend who gave a strong performance to sell there relationship. The story of the film is pretty fascinating as you go on the journey with these guys and learn the arms dealer industry with teller which helps with connecting with the character. All the twists and turns feel appropriate for the situations that these characters are put in due to there profession. The script has some pretty great humour in it, hill and teller have great chemistry when it comes to there humorous dialogue. However, especially towards the third act I feel like the drama could have been more heated and it doesn't really hit the emotion that you need it to. The style of the film shows this industry as a cool lavish lifestyle and it makes you understand why these characters would find this lifestyle such an appeal. However, this film gets a little ridiculous towards the end and it just isn't as interesting as I found the first hour of the film to be. Overall this is a great fun film that should be seen because of just how cool it is.
Mauseum I'm not going to harp on about this movie much, just go and watch Lord Of War (2005) and you'll enjoy it more than this movie (thank me later). This movie lacks any major character development (beyond that they like drugs and making money) and it's so boring in its presentation that I was just waiting for the moment they would eventually get caught. The acting is not up to much either, basically cut them their cheques and move on. Jonah Hill just plays the same role he's been doing for about 10 years now and it's getting a little boring. You can tell he's got some skills, such as in Moneyball but we just never really get to see it. Anyway, the true story of War Dogs is far more interesting and amazing and is worth looking up.