War Dogs is a perfectly average film. It has some action, some drama, some comedy, but not enough of any particular one for me to concretely assign it to a genre.
The summary said this is based on a true story, and while that is accurate, my post-watch Googling left me annoyed at how embellished it is. Every action scene is fiction, along with the ending briefcase of cash. Their backer in the movie is a Jewish dry-cleaner chain owner, but it was actually a Mormon machine gun manufacturer. The movie includes a turning point when they successfully save a deal for Berettas that they actually defaulted on.
I guess most movies are fiction so it shouldn't matter, but if you're presenting it as a true story, I want my googling to be more "wow that's crazy that this really happened!" and less "okay so which parts did actually happen?

War Dogs
An American dream
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
8/18/2016Runtime
114 minsOverview
Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A slick, darkly comic ascent-and-crash story about two underdogs who ride a wave of money and moral compromise into the arms of federal agents. It's exhilarating and unsettling in equal measure.
Mood
EuphoricParanoidExhilaratingBleak
Themes
AmbitionCorruptionClassCrimeComing apart
Tone
Satirical
Pacing
Brisk
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
AddictionRacial violence
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