Fantastic!

Rating: Null/10 (19 August 2016)

When I went to this movie I had little expectations, I was expecting some average or sub par movie with a plot holes, silly laughs and the odd nudity. It was certainly marketed to be like this to some extent. But what I got was a very well executed and entertaining film, its safe to say it far exceeded expectations.
War dogs is a great story about two friends who partner up and become international arms dealers landing a huge Afghan contract to supply arms to American allies. The film contains the right amount of drama as well as some good doses of humor thrown in such as Jonah Hill's eccentric laugh throughout the film. The humor works very well but at the same time it is an entertaining drama with some very good scenes such as the one where the two protagonists escape gunfire in Iraq when they were delivering weapons.
The film has elements of a Greek tragedy similar to what we have seen with Goodfellas and The Wolf of Wall Street that depicts the rise, glory and eventual downfall of the characters with the FBI eventually showing up at your door. The soundtrack was also very good and the performances were great. Teller and Hill may not deserve an Oscar but they deserve a nomination. Their characters were developed nicely and you could feel the tension throughout the movie. I would say this movie would definitely satisfy the viewer and leave you pleasantly surprised.
A strong 8/10