War Dogs [Blu-ray] [2016]

Great movie I would recommend this movie to anyone

This is a review from The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/28/war-dogs-review-jonah-hill-repellently-brilliant) Jonah Hill is so repellent – all swagger, sweat and unapologetic sexism – in War Dogs, that for a while, you don’t immediately realise what a blitzkrieg of a performance he delivers. Bulked up considerably for the role, he plays Efraim Diveroli, one half of a real-life pair of twentysomething Yeshiva schoolfriends from Miami who made millions by hawking dodgy supplies to the US military. He looks like a doughnut stuffed with testosterone and reckless ambition; his hyena laugh has a combination of pleading neediness and mania that makes it chillingly effective. It’s the force of Hill’s tremendous, committed performance, plus the chemistry with costar Miles Teller (very much the straight man here as Efraim’s business partner, David Packouz) which carries a film that takes too many cliched routes to ever match the quality of its lead actor. War Dogs: how Todd Phillips went from the Hangover to arms dealing in Iraq. Director Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Old School) is an old hand at telling stories about blokes behaving badly, but with this film, which could have been the picture to elevate him from gross-out mass-market comedy to something a little more sophisticated, he drops the ball. The aim, evidently, was to combine the brash racket of American Hustle with the cynicism of Lord of War. But by copying Hustle’s voiceover narration, the blanket-bombing approach to music and the toe-tappingly obvious retro score, Phillips just looks lazy. It’s a pity, because this is a great story: a tall tale about a couple of chancers scoring billion-dollar deals and blundering through some of the most dangerous places in the world, it should have made for a propulsive, stylish thriller. Entertaining as it may be, original it certainly isn’t.

Surprisingly good. I didn't have high expectations for this movie, but it was informative and entertaining, and exceeded my expectations. Will it be a "go-to" movie of mine? No. But was it a waste of time to watch - no.

I expected a movie filled with bad words but compared to other movies this had an interesting timeline and not so much bad stuff.. It was funny and it was not over the top. It has a nice and believable acting. It wasn't loaded with CGI and Physics defying effects as most movies are today. In fact everything looked as it should have, in a real life scenario. for that reason I enjoy it.

I bought this because I love Jonah Hill in previous movies. There were some funny parts, but could have benefitted from more comedy. I watched a few times, but not one of those movies you can watch over and over again. Ana de Armas was too beautiful, she should have had more time in the movie. I would move it to watch over and over again category had that been the case!

I like this flick every time its on whether it be prem. cable (HBO, SHWTM) or basic cable (VH1, MTV) I,ll stop what I,m doin an watch very entertaining movie - item arrived as advertised brand new an sealed thx best buy.......

I watch this at least every 6 months, Jonah Hill is great. Miles plays a good foil, supported nicely by Ana de Armas.

The comedy drama follows a couple of young and unseasoned arms dealers, who receive a US Army contract. They supply bullets for the Afghan Army worth about $300 million bucks. But things go very wrong, and they get caught. Funny sometimes, and also sometimes sad, but a very original story that will keep you entertained to the end.