Movie Reviews

Directed By: Larry Charles
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian

Quick Background: The Borat movie is about a Kazakhi journalist who is unfamiliar with the American way of life, yet is extremely interested in learning about the U.S. culture. Borat (the character) decides to come to America and make a documentary about his travels to help "benefit" the people of Kazakhstan. The character originated on the HBO series "Da Ali G Show."

Borat is absolutely one of the craziest/provocative comedic films that has ever been released in major theaters across the U.S. The video clips of this film circulating around the Internet are just as insane as the entire movie. Basically take those clips and add about 20 more, along with a small plot about traveling across the United States and that's the movie. It sounds simple, but every scene includes the bizarre behavior of Borat. I think what makes this movie so hilarious is the fact that Sacha Baron Cohen (Talladega Nights) makes the people in the film believe that his character, Borat, is a real man facing cultural differences. The film doesn't lead you to believe that Borat is fake, but if you know that he is an actor messing with real people before you watch the film, then it just might make it funnier (I think most people get the actor part anyway, I hope).

This film has had a lot of controversy surrounding its release. If you don't like to see people get messed with, this might not be a great pick. If you are uncomfortable with jokes about religion, race, sexual identity, and/or don't want to see male nudity- then this movie definitely wouldn't be a great pick. However, if you like "Da Ali G Show," like that "Jackass" kind of humor, and somehow might want to look at this film as a comedic commentary on our ever growing global-society...then you just might like it. NIIIIIICE.