A cop comedy not for those easily offended
The Naked Gun manages to be a consistently entertaining comedy that ranks amongst the best of the genre.
The Naked Gun manages to be a consistently entertaining comedy that ranks amongst the best of the genre.
The lad culture, with its foul language, drunken behaviour, and occasional sexism and racism, is amped up by the foreign setting.
Maggie Smith kills it (pun intended) as the doting nanny who helps the family solve its issues.
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.
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.
The costumes, soundtrack, and set pieces give this film an impressively strong period feel for an action-comedy film.
Its finest moments derive from its treatment of the subject of pornography and porn addiction, facets of modern day life.
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.
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.