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Title: Army of One (2016)
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| Nicolas Cage | ... | Gary Faulkner | |
| Russell Brand | ... | God | |
| Wendi McLendon-Covey | ... | Marci Mitchell | |
| Amer Chadha-Patel | ... | Osama Bin Laden / Shoe Bomber | |
| Paul Scheer | ... | Pickles | |
| Will Sasso | ... | Roy | |
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Chenoa Morison | ... | Lizzie |
| Denis O'Hare | ... | Agent Doss | |
| Rainn Wilson | ... | Agent Simons | |
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Qualid Mezouar | ... | Front Desk Clerk |
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Zakaria Atifi | ... | Hotel Security Guard (as Attifi Zakaria) |
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Mohamad Zeroual | ... | Airplane Passenger #1 |
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Wafaa Chaib | ... | Flight Attendant |
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My Driss Maarouf | ... | Airplane Passenger #2 |
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Youssef Ait Mansour | ... | Pakistani Customs Agent #1 |
Frustrated with the U.S. Government for its fruitless efforts to bring down Al-Qaeda's leader Osama Bin Laden, the eccentric middle-aged, part-time construction worker Gary Faulkner, after a personal visit by God himself, takes the decision to embark on an adventure in the badlands of Pakistan to get the job done. With the intention to bloodlessly capture and bring the infamous, yet, elusive leader to justice, Colorado's former handyman turned vigilante, will overlook his problems with diabetes and meticulously prepare for the long and perilous journey. Between reality and pre-dialysis hallucinations, armed only with a teleshop katana and a Stars and Stripes hang glider, this American samurai on a mission from God is determined to take matters into his own hands and succeed at any cost. Is he a hero or a crackpot? Written by Nick Riganas
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Is the depiction of Pakistan good? Probably not. Is the biography accurate? Let's say "inspired by real events". Is this the best comedy of the year? Probably not.
But, Nicolas Cage is above his own average, there is a story to tell and supporting cast do a decent job. In a sense the movie captures the spirit of the character if not the facts, the pacing is acceptable and eventually your viewing experience will be pleasant even if uneventful. Photography and editing are decent and the overall result is a slightly better than average comedy.
It's a full six and a third adjusted to seven to counterbalance the over criticism of my exigent fellow reviewers. There's a lot worse around!
Now, I've tried to carefully avoid mentioning Russel Brand (GOD) so far. That's because his acting is really terrible and his small but essential part brings down the whole to an annoyed five at best. What I've done is to imagine Steve Carrel playing God the whole time and trick my brain. No, I did NOT use drugs, it's a natural brain self defence technique.