War Dogs had
me captivated by the way the events unfold, as we see two arms dealers try to
score big. The movie tells a good story and keeps you curious about how things
will turn out.
The downside of this movie is that we’ve seen such an onscreen pair before, and
while watching, you have this striking feeling that the more outspoken,
carefree character will mess everything up for the partners. So, there’s no
element of surprise when it finally happens.
Everyone is
always aiming for that one big score, but sometimes the price you pay for it
can make the score a useless endeavor. That’s what this movie delivers as we
watch two childhood friends form a company, AEY, which deals specifically in
arms contracts with the U.S. Pentagon.
The movie
features one of the best performances I’ve seen from Jonah Hill. He was a
master of character shifts in this movie, playing a greedy yet intelligent
Efraim Diveroli.
Jonah Hill deserves all the praise he’s getting for his performance—and even
more. His presence elevates the movie, which could have been done better, into
something enjoyable.
War Dogs is
a biographical crime drama directed by Todd Phillips. The movie’s plot is based
on a story published in Guy Lawson's 2015 book Arms and the Dudes.
Although the movie is biographical, many of the elements and events were
fictionalized, woven together to create a more compelling story.
What these two
twenty-something friends did rocked the U.S. Army and caused it to review its
procurement dealers and measures.
The movie is
narrated by David (Miles Teller), who is a licensed massage therapist. David is
tired of giving massages to old people for a living and tried his hand at
selling bedsheets to old people’s homes. But the business failed, and David was
about to lose all his savings.
When his old childhood friend and bad influence, Efraim, shows up at the burial
of a mutual acquaintance, the two reconnect and try to relive their past fun
days. After hearing about David’s predicament—and his unborn child on the way—Efraim
asks David to join him as an arms dealer.
Their work together makes them enough money to buy houses and live a good life,
but they always want more. They decide to go for a big score worth $300
million.
The problem is,
they have to fool the U.S. Army to pull it off.
It’s a good
enough movie to see, even if it’s just to appreciate Jonah Hill’s performance.
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