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Rebecca31Aug 31, 2016

Witness the bromance of the year. Miles Teller and his bro Jonah Hill go on a broventure and do lots of bro things together cause they're bros. A scrappily told story with lots and lots of narration from Miles Teller broken up by Jonah HillWitness the bromance of the year. Miles Teller and his bro Jonah Hill go on a broventure and do lots of bro things together cause they're bros. A scrappily told story with lots and lots of narration from Miles Teller broken up by Jonah Hill doing the most annoying laugh you'll ever hear. Believe it or not this is a true story so it should have been better. There is a good movie somewhere about gun running, unfortunately this isn't it. A lukewarm recommendation.… Expand

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TheCrimsonBirdAug 29, 2016

Well what can you say about War Dogs...This movies is like the thin air , it has no real purpose .

This movie is a real lackluster in many departments . So first-up the humor , this movie has so few scenes you can laugh at and the restWell what can you say about War Dogs...This movies is like the thin air , it has no real purpose .

This movie is a real lackluster in many departments .

So first-up the humor , this movie has so few scenes you can laugh at and the rest are small chuckles. It's the tipical humor that a 12 year old kid would think its funny . So overall it really doesn't win much in the humor department and any Seth MacFarlane blows it out from the water .

The story is very much interesting , the story of two gunrunners is not bad at all . The story unfolds in a decent way , and it has it's fair share of plot twist . The actors were okay , nothing groundbreaking but certainly not bad .

But this movie has certainly scummyness involved , because at the start of a movie it gives you the impression of a very carefully thought out film , that will have a lot of interesting things in it , and that is A HUGE LIE . This movie's ending is absolutely and midblowingly ass . "But why ?" you may be asking , because despite it being based on a real story it has zero verdict .

The verdict can be interpreted as : Don't be a lowballer , don't be a scammer , don't be a dumb fat sack of sh*t like Efraim Diveroli . So the verdict is practically non existant because , there is no need to tell ANYONE to not be a scammer because everybody knows that already , be that person a child or an adult.

So my personal verdict :

This movie is very much neutral , it can't be said that it's an absolute awful movie , but it is very far from a good movie . If you have something other that interests you , than choose it over this . if you just want a substitute movie , just so you can go to the cinema again , eat some popcorn and relax , then this movie is okay for a watch

P.S most of the people who say this is a good movie have no idea what a good movie is.… Expand

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SpangleAug 27, 2016

The bro version of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, War Dogs is an occasionally funny yet thoroughly entertaining work from director Todd Phillips. While it is entirely derivative of many other films and, more recently, tries to emulate the success andThe bro version of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, War Dogs is an occasionally funny yet thoroughly entertaining work from director Todd Phillips. While it is entirely derivative of many other films and, more recently, tries to emulate the success and style of The Big Short, War Dogs is still entertaining in its own right. Jonah Hill and Miles Teller have good chemistry, while Hill in particular is terrific with his shady charisma. That said, the film never accomplishes its full "let's reveal the crookedness behind the curtains" schtick, nor is it as funny as it may thinks it is. Other than attempts at making blowjob jokes, War Dogs really has no other comedic tricks up Jonah Hill's fat sleeves, which is unfortunate. That said, it is well told, decently entertaining film even if it falls short of its lofty goals. Another problem were the intertitles that really seemed out of place and were sort of trying to break the film into "chapters" for no apparent reason. Overall, War Dogs was largely disappointing, even if it was entertaining and Hill's performance is worth the price of admission. It is a film that had the pieces to be great, but lacked the heart, soul, depth, and originality to do so.… Expand

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whatdafrakAug 29, 2016

This is obviously Todd Phillips trying to make a Scorsese film, more specifically the Wolf of Wall Street, but he's no Scorsese. However, it's watchable and mildly entertaining and sadly that's a rare thing for summer cinema.

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tjman09Aug 23, 2016

War Dogs seems like a film with a ton of potential, because of the people involved in it, but lacks the spark to make it anything other than okay. The problem seems to be that the crew wanted to tell a true story and make the audience laughWar Dogs seems like a film with a ton of potential, because of the people involved in it, but lacks the spark to make it anything other than okay. The problem seems to be that the crew wanted to tell a true story and make the audience laugh but didn’t fully understand, given the source material, how to do that. War Dogs is intermittently funny, but relies too much on clichés, and fails to pack any kind of a punch. If you’re trying to figure out what kind of a movie this is, picture The Big Short with a slightly lesser known crew.
War Dogs did have a lot going for it, namely the talents of Miles Teller and Jonah Hill, as well as the direction of Todd Phillips (The Hangover Trilogy.) Above that the trailers for this film looked fairly funny, but note that almost all of the genuinely funny parts of the movie are contained in the trailer. That being said the film often tries to take a more dramatic approach, and fails to ever generate a hilarious moment. That being said both Miles Teller and Jonah Hill’s performances are great in this film.
While Teller and Hill are great in this film it really feels too familiar, as if you’ve seen it before. That shouldn’t be the case with a film about two men in their twenties running guns in the Iraq War. That being said it ends up making it’s characters into cliches, and tells an overdone storyline about rags to riches idiots, and betrayal of best friends. It really is a shame because, as I mentioned before, this film could’ve been very original and interesting, but ends up being like most other films of today, more recycled than anything else.
Above that the film fails, at what it ultimately wants to do, which is pack a punch. It seems self evident watching it, that the director and writers wanted to expose a scary problem in America, and at the same time generate a few laughs. In that sense it’s a lot like The Big Short, however War Dogs fails to ever do what it strives to do. Where The Big Short was informational, funny, and in the end terrifyingly honest, War Dogs is not. This movie may have a moment or two, but seems to miss it’s intended mark on both ends, in that it’s not as funny as it’d like to be nor is it as damning.
In the end War Dogs feels like more of an average film, which is disappointing because it had the potential to do everything wanted to. If you expect a great comedy, it’s not really that, if you’re expecting a great look at true and terrifying events that led to two young immature men running guns for America, it’s not really that either. War Dogs is funny, well acted, and has a story to tell, but relies on cliches, stereotypes, and doesn’t offer very much thought provoking material. This is a good film if you want a few chuckles but it doesn’t supply a ton of laughs.… Expand

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TheRealMashheadAug 27, 2016

War Dogs: Shia Lebeouf & Seth are 'Murican, **** Yeah!

Now you're thinking **** this guy he can't even get the actors right! But only one of the points in that sentence is correct, **** me, but before you do Sir - I can't be the only oneWar Dogs: Shia Lebeouf & Seth are 'Murican, **** Yeah!

Now you're thinking **** this guy he can't even get the actors right! But only one of the points in that sentence is correct, **** me, but before you do Sir - I can't be the only one who thinks Miles Teller comes across as a sedated, slight more serial Killery version of the Transformers star?

No, just me? Ok, moving on.

War Dogs at its heart wants to be Scorsese film, unfortunately in doing so all Todd Phillips has managed to do is leave what should be a witty and well scene'd film with absolutely no ****ing identity. Which is a real shame because I am a fan of Todd Phillips. (Link to greatest comedy scene in the comment section)

Luckily for us though this film has Johan Hill, who pulls his second best performance in his 3 performance career (Game: name them). The banter between Miles and Johan - at first - is top notch, bordering on Big Bad Willy & Martin Lawrence levels. However, like all used out porn stars the story starts to suffer with a - too slow - 'From Rags' - with a too quick - 'Too Riches' plotline.

Don't get me wrong, again, like with all used out porn stars; theres still a good **** in it. It just felt like it could have been so much more.

The fact that I have not mention Miles Teller is a Tell tale sign (lol, pun) of how forgettable his character is. Giving him the old "Forgotten Child" trope:

"Forgotten Child Trope: Wherein a character or characters are given a child as a way to deploy emotion depth at the expense of the realism of raising a child. Seen in such shows as EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Crimewatch."

Truly a boring character, Miles is only given the chance to act when in Scene with Johan, which he does well.

Overall: One of the best gun running film that is not as good as Nicolas Cage's Load of War, imagine that.

A semi sloppy 4.8/7

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DawdlingPoetNov 27, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know this is categorised as a comedy film but I wouldn't say its really a comedy per se. There are definitely some cringey moments and knowing its based on a true story made it more interesting, as its hard to believe that such a turn of events would really happen. The subject/thematic material is more than a little grim, so if it has any kind of comedy element to it then I'd say its quite dark comedy but its pretty watchable with some fast paced action and fight based scenes, so that made it a reasonable film to me. The characters aren't exactly greatly likeable - one of the two main characters appears to be more childish and frivolous than the other, although both of them are clearly naive. I found Jonah Hills laugh annoying but that is maybe a bit too pedantic(?). I dont know, its a bit of a hyper film in a way but its alright. I don't think I can say much more than that. Oh and if you don't like strong swearing and sex references then this won't be for you but there isn't much in the way of strong bloody violence.… Expand

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QuestionthatAug 26, 2016

A subtle attempt at anti semitism. Jews should be outraged by the portrayal of them as penny pinching money loving and people screwing scumbags. We all know Jews are model citizens who promote equality and help the destitute

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TheQuietGamerDec 21, 2016

A pretty good job at telling a story based on true events. Don't get me wrong, you can totally tell real things that actually happened were glossed over(where did they get the guns in the first place?), changed, or just left out to make for aA pretty good job at telling a story based on true events. Don't get me wrong, you can totally tell real things that actually happened were glossed over(where did they get the guns in the first place?), changed, or just left out to make for a more widely pleasing movie. At it's core though the tale is still interesting. Not too mention we get two fantastic performances from Jonah Hill and Miles Teller.

In the end War Dogs ends up being a better drama than comedy. Quite frankly, it's nowhere near as funny as those trailers let on. Part of this has to do with subject matters serious nature. Mainly though, it's an issue of timing. It's simply off. The witty and quick lines the characters are given rarely hit that right note to make you laugh out loud. You'll still chuckle, but there are plenty of times where the jokes just fly by because you are too caught up in what's going on with the actual plot.

The plot itself has a few stumbles of it's own. For starters, it's really hard to care about these two characters. They're just too big of scumbags to root for. They're occasionally dumb decisions don't help either. You're supposed to be able to possibly sympathize with Teller's character, but not even looks into his family life make that possible. So essentially we're just watching two not very likable people getting involved in some very interesting scenarios that aren't quite as funny as we hoped. Normally, that would be the death of a movie like this. However War Dogs just barely manages to get by thanks to the inherently compelling nature of the events it is based on. I, for one, found myself pushing past myself and increasingly getting more and more involved with the events. Fans of "based on a true story" movies can likely find their fix here.

So in the end it's a disappointing, but passable movie. One that could have been executed better, but still proves to be watchable and usually entertaining thanks to the great, true source material. Overall it may leave you wanting more, but it won't leave you feeling like you totally wasted your time or anything.

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badgerryan19May 19, 2017

The movie was enjoyable. Jonah Hill and Miles Teller had fantastic chemistry. The movie was very funny and it's almost mind blowing that all thus actually happened. Unfortunately you really don't get a connection to the characters though evenThe movie was enjoyable. Jonah Hill and Miles Teller had fantastic chemistry. The movie was very funny and it's almost mind blowing that all thus actually happened. Unfortunately you really don't get a connection to the characters though even though Jonah and Miles did great. Todd Phillips doesn't reach Hangover level but it sure beats the sequels.… Expand

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EpicLadySpongeAug 19, 2016

War Dogs may be the best in Jonah Hill's absolutely great performance and the movie may have a bit of sensibility and fun, but what I literally felt what War Dogs needed was a little more pizzazz. Questioning why it needed a little moreWar Dogs may be the best in Jonah Hill's absolutely great performance and the movie may have a bit of sensibility and fun, but what I literally felt what War Dogs needed was a little more pizzazz. Questioning why it needed a little more pizzazz would be a huge confrontation and I will try my very best to not to go there.… Expand

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KaptenVideoOct 2, 2017

Yet another spin of the greed is good / rags-to-riches American success story formula pioneered by Oliver Stone’s 1987 classic „Wall Street“, still heavily used by all the others.
This is a true story about 20-something guys (Jonah Hill,Yet another spin of the greed is good / rags-to-riches American success story formula pioneered by Oliver Stone’s 1987 classic „Wall Street“, still heavily used by all the others.
This is a true story about 20-something guys (Jonah Hill, Miles Teller) exploiting a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts during the Iraq War. They begin raking in big money but soon get in over their heads. Also starring, Bradley Cooper, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak.
This type of movies usually depend heavily on the coolness of the leading actors, and Hill + Teller surely is an exciting combo. Hill’s work is especially noteworthy, giving the staple comedy actor a chance to create an unusually multifaceted character, a sociopathic narcissistic dude.
„War Dogs“ also has the typical weakness of this type of movie: underdeveloped final act. After taking their sweet time showing all about the humble beginning and rise to fame and fortune, the later events are shown in a hurry. Stuff happens because it has to happen, not because the story has evolved to this point naturally.
Director Todd Phillips is known for moderately funny but not especially inventive mainstream comedies („Road Trip“, „Old School“, 2004’s „Starsky and Hutch“, „School for Scoundrels“, „The Hangover“ trilogy, „Due Date“). This is his first break from the mold, and surely a refreshing step in new direction.
Like some of the best screen stories, "War Dogs" is not tied to a particular genre such as comedy or action or drama. It has a bit of everything which has always been one of the most attractive aspects of this type of rags to riches movies.
By the way, the poster design is a parody of the iconic poster for mafia classic „Scarface“, which is referenced throughout the film; also, Hill was born in 1983 when „Scarface“ was released. I don’t know if it’s really important in some way.
It's a solid way to spend nearly two hours, but there's a great number of movies of the same type already. Don't expect to remember it in the morning.… Expand

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BroyaxApr 5, 2017

La grande vie agitée de deux combinards qui se la jouent trafiquants d'armes pour le Pentagone ! à mi-chemin entre un certain réalisme et la franche comédie, War Dogs peine à trouver ses marques. En témoigne par exemple le rôle du gros quiLa grande vie agitée de deux combinards qui se la jouent trafiquants d'armes pour le Pentagone ! à mi-chemin entre un certain réalisme et la franche comédie, War Dogs peine à trouver ses marques. En témoigne par exemple le rôle du gros qui cabotine comme un chien fou tandis que le petit jeune (qu'on avait vu dans l'excellent Whiplash) se révèle ici un peu juste au fil d'un scénario qui le fait passer pour un gentil petit gars, bien brave.

Bien que le rythme reste satisfaisant, le film est tout de même un peu long tandis qu'un sujet aussi délicat (et assurément discutable) est traité un peu par dessus la jambe. L'impression globale n'en est pas moins assez plaisante bien qu'en retrait d'un Lord of War ou même un Blow. Un film qui aurait mérité davantage de profondeur mais qui reste cantonné au simple divertissement : il fait le boulot mais sans plus. A noter la présence regrettable du branque Bradley Cooper : heureusement, on ne le voit que très peu.… Expand

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dburks1990Jun 1, 2019

The cast is great but there are too many unnecessary scenes that fail to add depth to certain characters.

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EludiumQ36Jun 14, 2017

Decent, serviceable movie, nothing great, not too bad, doesn't make you feel like you wasted your time, but does Bradley Cooper have to be in everything?!