So while War Dogs includes elements of comedy, reviews describing it as “hilarious”, or pigeon-holing it as such are misleading.

~ Jane Fae -

So while War Dogs includes elements of comedy, reviews describing it as “hilarious”, or pigeon-holing it as such are misleading.

~ Jane Fae -

t's a slight premise, but it's played for laughs throughout, pastiching not only the TV show, but the buddy genre and the Seventies in general.

~ David Haviland -

t's a slight premise, but it's played for laughs throughout, pastiching not only the TV show, but the buddy genre and the Seventies in general.

~ David Haviland -

Defect Six: how do you make a movie about losers that isn’t a loser itself?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Defect Six: how do you make a movie about losers that isn’t a loser itself?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Wilson has not one, but two expressions - miserable and embarrassed.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Wilson has not one, but two expressions - miserable and embarrassed.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The animation is just part of the film’s major selling point, which is unpredictability.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The animation is just part of the film’s major selling point, which is unpredictability.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Phoenix strips the skin off your eyeballs. What happens next is a gasp away from easy.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Phoenix strips the skin off your eyeballs. What happens next is a gasp away from easy.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If this is just more of the same, is that really such a terrible thing?

~ Maria Realf -

If this is just more of the same, is that really such a terrible thing?

~ Maria Realf -

Reckless, feckless and, above all, utterly irredeemable.

~ Merlin Harries -

Reckless, feckless and, above all, utterly irredeemable.

~ Merlin Harries -

This film makes a number of intriguing choices.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This film makes a number of intriguing choices.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The odyssey of Downey and Galifianakis is composed of far too many sharp edges and far too little warmth.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The odyssey of Downey and Galifianakis is composed of far too many sharp edges and far too little warmth.

~ Amber Wilkinson -