a poor copy of Lord Of War

Rating: 6/10 (10 November 2016)

Shame on you if you have not watched that great film which is Lord Of War; go out immediately and watch it, and you will be able to see how War Dogs is the same story, but seem from the eyes of Vitaly (Nicholas Cage's brother in the film) instead of Yuri's.
War Dogs is the story of David Packouz (Miles Teller) being dragged into the business of arms trading by his pal Efrahim Diveroli(the awful Jonah Hill); the film starts as comedy, with them being newbies, stumbling in their early steps and accomplishing a great feat through ingenuity and beginner's luck.
Then, after the obligatory "and then we got so rich" montage, the film attempts to veer towards a more serious tone, where the already insufficient acting skills of both leads falls completely flat.
In the end, when the film comes to its dark conclusion (with redundant "we'll save the soul of Miles Teller, because he looks like a nice boy" bit), it's evident these two cannot build a character to save their own life.
Miles Teller should never be cast into anything but "young adult" roles; he does not have the depth, the nuance, to give his characters anything but awkwardness and incredulity.
Jonah Hill should never be cast in anything that does not rotate around pee and poo jokes. Preferably, he should just not be cast.
The only appeal of this film is the middle segments, where the two leads get to party way harder than what their age should allow, but as soon as the film tries to develop a story, you'll wish it was over. The "family problems" things are badly written and just out of place.
I would not recommend War Dogs to anyone, regardless if they have seen the far superior Lord Of War or not; the film does not stand on it own, there are a few bits which are mildly amusing, but nothing you haven't seen before.
A honest vote of 5.5/10 - could have been much better with decent actors.