Wag the Dog

New Line Cinema | Release Date: December 25, 1997

7.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 58 Ratings

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Compi24Mar 6, 2020

A "had to be there" flick, I suspect. That's not to completely diminish the timelessness of what the movie's trying to say, but if you look into the events occurring around the film's release, I'm betting this one was more enthralling toA "had to be there" flick, I suspect. That's not to completely diminish the timelessness of what the movie's trying to say, but if you look into the events occurring around the film's release, I'm betting this one was more enthralling to watch in the theater back in 1997. I also couldn't help but feel as though the "point" of everything became a bit too clear early on. Not too early on, but still, I'd had my fill at a point. The scene structure and dialogue bothered me as well. So many scenes go by featuring characters simply talking to one another, while other characters watch or interject seemingly unrelated lines, awkwardly so. Characters will problem-solve their way through a scene with little to no resistance. It almost feels like a hangout movie at a point. Normally, I'd chalk all of this up to a screenplay being much more of a slave to its message than to actually telling a good story, but it's not as though the narrative in play is uninteresting. "Wag The Dog" is a bit of an odd duck of a film, but not one I particularly regret watching. Super "meh" ending, however.… Expand

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mohamad91hkMay 21, 2020

The film is satirizing the USA politics in an ironic way, and how the politicians try to hide their scandals by making something bigger (like war) to distract the public opinion.

The idea is cool to make it as a funny film, but actually theThe film is satirizing the USA politics in an ironic way, and how the politicians try to hide their scandals by making something bigger (like war) to distract the public opinion.

The idea is cool to make it as a funny film, but actually the film wasn't funny at all, It looks like a biography film not a comedy!!… Expand

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