With the gonzo documentaries Borat and Bruno, Sa<wbr />cha Baron Cohen established himself as one of co<wbr />ntemporary cinema&#39;s most merciless satirists. No<wbr />w he&#39;s graduated to scripted comedy, and while T<wbr />he Dictator isn&#39;t as outrageous or as teeth-clen<wbr />chingly funny as Borat, it&#39;s just funny and un-P<wbr />.C. enough to prove that Cohen hasn&#39;t gone soft.<wbr /> This loose remake of Charlie Chaplin&#39;s The Grea<wbr />t Dictator is the tale of an oppressive, buffoon<wbr />ish North African despot who survives a coup att<wbr />empt that leaves him wandering the streets of Ne<wbr />w York City until a kindly hippie grocer takes a<wbr /> shine to him. Not every joke in The Dictator wo<wbr />rks, but overall, the film provides enough gleef<wbr />ul tastelessness and sharp political observation<wbr />s to satisfy Cohen&#39;s fans.