Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) rides through the streets of New York City's Manhattan borough in this scene from "The Dictator." | Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Anna Faris portrays Zoey in "The Dictator," which is new to the big screen. | Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Sacha Baron Cohen plays the lead character in the new comedy "The Dictator." | Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
"The Dictator" features Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role. | Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
The stars in "The Dictator" include Sacha Baron Cohen (left) and Ben Kingsley. | Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Ben Kingsley (left) portrays Tamir in "The Dictator," which also stars Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role. | Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
"The Dictator" features Ben Kingsley as Tamir. | Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Anna Faris and Sacha Baron Cohen in "The Dictator." | Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
★1/2 In analyzing Sacha Baron Cohen and the array of offbeat characters he’s created, it’s clear that it’s become a matter of diminishing returns. In 2006’s “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” the observations of his bumbling, thoroughly inappropriate …