War Dogs - Movie Review
After missing its theatrical run back in 2016, I finally caught War Dogs on streaming this weekend. Given that director Todd Phillips was famous for the sheer debauchery of The Hangover trilogy, I went in expecting a brainless bro-comedy. Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. The film is merely a cynical dive into how the Pentagon treats international conflict like an open-mic bidding war reminding the viewers of a hard truth: war is an economy, and someone is always cashing the checks. Gets as fictional as it could get. The story tracks David Packouz (Miles Teller), a struggling Miami massage therapist who gets reacquainted with his childhood best friend, Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill). Efraim is a slick, cutthroat hustle-bro exploiting a loophole that allows small businesses to bid on US military contracts. Jonah Hill is absolutely magnetic here. Dressed in oversized linen shirts, slicked-back hair, and sporting a deeply unnerving, high-pitched fake laugh, he ...