The Naked Gun manages to be a consistently entertaining comedy that ranks amongst the best of the genre.
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The lad culture, with its foul language, drunken behaviour, and occasional sexism and racism, is amped up by the foreign setting.
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Maggie Smith kills it (pun intended) as the doting nanny who helps the family solve its issues.
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The whole race is orchestrated by a wealthy Las Vegas casino owner named Donald Sinclair (John Cleese), who is capturing everything on video for the entertainment of himself and his wealthy friends.
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At a time when politics south of the border are more absurd than ever before, this mediocre comedy from the 2012 election year is worth viewing.
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The costumes, soundtrack, and set pieces give this film an impressively strong period feel for an action-comedy film.
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Its finest moments derive from its treatment of the subject of pornography and porn addiction, facets of modern day life.
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Jake and Lainey’s behaviours are both adulterous and fuelled by a sort of sexual addiction that demands the thrill of an adulterous sexual encounter.
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In addition to offering some decent laughs, War Dogs provides a revealing look at a subject that far too few people know about: the increased privatization of warfare since 9/11.
