War Dogs Film Review - comedy or drama?

Stars Jonah Hill and Miles Teller, supported by Bradley Cooper in a minor but important role

This is a fact based melodrama of two old school friends who meet again at a funeral and become arms dealers. The US government is awarding military contracts and the 'chums' are there to 'pick up the crumbs' of which there are many

The film is basically split into 3 parts
1)Character building, we discover their individual motivations.
2) The rise of their arms dealing empire.
3)Greed gets the better of Jonah's character and the empire falls

Bradley Cooper is the guy able to help fill the orders with his dubious connections, he explains his inclusion on a terrorism watch list prevents his own dealings. He is always portrayed as the bad guy until the end scene

This movie is much better than I expected, Jonah's laugh is distinctive and very contagious. There is some strong language but the certificate 15 is probably awarded due to the very frequent drug use.
I would definitely recommend this film.

10/10.


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