The movie is replete with unmistakable characteristics of his earlier films — cocaine-snorting protagonists pulling off acts unimaginable by the regular you and me. There is just one major difference this time – War Dogs is based on true events.

Todd Phillips attempt is to give this film a ‘Hangover’ sort of burlesque and he succeeds partly- unfortunately that kind of treatment takes away from the purity of the true story. And that’s a pity really.