Guns, guns, and a dud.

Rating: 6/10 (22 December 2016)

War Dogs is a film that is based on a true story about two friends that run an arms dealer business and selling their weapons to contractors/ to the pentagon. There is nothing on a film that is trying to adapt a real story onto film. Todd Phillips direction tries to make the film fun and some humor from the two leads like Miles Teller and Jonah Hill. Phillips previous work like Due Date and The Hangover films is still better with the jokes and humor. War Dogs is a fair comedy drama film, while playing into a serious direction just cause these events happen. And when a character is in uncomfortable territory in a country and he is just a regular message therapist, trying to make a living.
The plot takes place in 2005, David (Miles Teller) a message therapist that is trying to make a living, and now then pregnant girlfriend played by Ana de Armas. David meets up with a long lost high school buddy Efraim (Jonah Hill) and is introduced in his business of arms dealing. Even though, David's girlfriend disapprove of guns, and becomes distant when his lies and secrets about this job increases. David and Efraim go way over by meeting Henry (Bradley Cooper). A guy that has connections to dealers with plenty of supplies.
Miles Teller and Jonah Hill are both humorous and fun actors. The film does have its dark humor and a decent amount of laughs. Feels like the film takes into a serious turn when lives are threatened and people get kidnapped. A reminder that their arms dealing business is far from being a walk in the park job. And when they have to keep up with hiding evidence that can spark them into getting trouble with the law. Basically, the film does have that feel like another arms dealing movie such as Lord of War. And lets thrown in the idea of a true story and mixing with jokes in it just like how Pain and Gain turned out.
Thats one main issue the film struggles is trying to keep a coherent direction and balance between the drama and its dark humor. Only if the script made these characters just as interesting and kept up with the pacing into making a better film. Even when the characters use pop references like the Scarface film and others, etc.
War Dogs is a decent dramedy of a movie, the cast can do so much to make the movie entertaining. But for the dull script, and a coherent direction. The film would be one of those forgettable comedy movies.