Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

War Dogs
2016
**
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Pollak, Patrick St. Esprit, Shaun Toub, JB Blanc

David Packouz teams up with his childhood friend Efraim Diveroli to sell arms to the US government. They eventually secure a massive 300 million dollar Afghan deal, but how low are they willing to stoop to deliver the products? This dark comedy is based on Guy Lawson's 2015 book Arms and the Dudes. Like Lord of War, it tells an intriguing fact-based story which features utterly uninteresting characters. David and Efraim are two empty-headed and unpleasant young guys who don't care what they need to do as long they make a lot of money. Ana de Armas (way too glamorous for the role) plays David's wife, who appears to be the moral backbone of the story, but turns out not to have a backbone at all.