War Dogs (2016) (original) (raw)

Two arms dealers, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, secure a $300 million government contract to supply weapons for US allies in Afghanistan. They soon find themselves in danger abroad and in trouble back home.

Two arms dealers, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, secure a $300 million government contract to supply weapons for US allies in Afghanistan. They soon find themselves in danger abroad and in trouble back home. (less)

Director: Todd Phillips
Writers: Stephen Chin, Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic, Guy Lawson
Starring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper, JB Blanc
Producer: Mark Gordon

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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 19, 2016

7 / 10

�War Dogs� is being marketed as a comedy, using the trusted name of co-writer/director Todd Phillips to help conjure memories of �The Hangover� trilogy (okay, maybe not the second film) instead of confronting what the new movie actually is: a drama. It�s a typical shell game from the Hollywood publicity machine, selling one experience to lasso ticket-buyers, but the relief here is that �War Dogs,� while rickety as it searches for an ending, is actually intriguing, taking a long look at arms dealing as it pertains to the gold rush dreams of two greedy Americans. It�s not perfect, but it�s Phill ...read more...

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