Interesting story, funny in places, worth watching, but perhaps not at the cinema.

Rating: 7/10 (15 September 2016)

War Dogs is based on a true story. The actual story is far less exciting than the theatrical version, but still amusing when you consider what they managed to do.
I'm not going to go into detail about the story, but it follows the two main characters (played by Miles Teller and Jonah Hill) as they delve into the arms trade.
It all leads up to one massive deal they enter into with the US government, and circumstances arise that make it seem like they bit off more than they can chew.
War Dogs is at times a comedy and other times a serious drama/documentary. Certain scenes were added to make the story more interesting than it actually was (their real life counterparts never put themselves directly into danger, as was featured in the film when they smuggled guns from Jordan into Iraq), but they seemed necessary to make it more than just an exaggerated documentary.