The life of Barry, a young courageous and honest man, who works as a pediatrician and has left his own country 20 years ago, according to his father's corruption and dictator, has been changed completely when he has to return, in order to attend the wedding of his nephew, when he finds himself involved in the political works, after the death of his father.
The cinematography is stunning, the music and atmospherics are immersive. With occasional hiccups the acting is mostly subtle. Suspension of disbelief will be required, but Tyrant is worth the effort.
[The] viewers get a family soap opera masquerading as something more; a gritty fairy tale in which the Americanized characters are the most virtuous and figures regularly act in ways that make little sense beyond furthering the story.
There is little consistency of tone here, and the efforts to depict a realistic Middle Eastern political struggle are undermined by campy and melodramatic moments.
