Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Mullah-Rabbi-Trump It shows my voters are stupid and grabbers. OK the first part may be true, but I am the ONLY grabber. Everyone else has small hands compared to me.

maxpaikin Sasha Baron Cohen is an actor who challenges political correctness using crude humor coupled with carefully crafted interviews. In his series and movies, which include Bruno, The Dictator, and Borat, Cohen mocks people from different backgrounds with no regard for consequences. In the movie Borat, Cohen portrays a character who travels to America to learn about local culture and bring what he learns back home. In this movie, no ethnic group is spared his crude jibes and stereotyping. A comedy strives to make people laugh whether or not they agree with the content. Borat achieves this goal and is also very effective in exposing the lack of education of lower class Americans as well as the prejudices of Blue Collared Americans through "misunderstandings." In one scene, Borat, visits a car dealership with the goal of purchasing a Hummer with a "pussy magnet." He portrays an uneducated Kazakh and asks an empathetic salesman at what speed he would have to drive into a group of gypsies in order to kill them. Shockingly, the salesman dryly gives an answer and adds that he should be careful not to break the windshield should one of the gypsies fall on to it. Their conversation then segues into the reliability of the car. Borat compares the Hummer to his wife when he first bought her. He gives a very vivid portrayal of how his 15 year old wife developed a low voice, grew hair on her chest, and "her vajine hang like sleeve of wizard." The salesman remains unfazed with chuckles and smiles that signify empathy with Borat's plight. This encounter appears to show that blue collar American workers are generally indifferent and will do anything to make a sale. If Borat's claims were factual, he could have killed many people simply because the salesman did not question his intent. Another scene that portrays a total lack of ethics of blue collared workers in America is when Borat visits a Texas rodeo where he is asked to lead the crowd in singing the American national anthem. Beforehand, he gives a very passionate speech about the war in Iraq during which he says, "May George Bush drink the blood of every single man, woman, and child of Iraq." Surprisingly, he receives a standing ovation from the crowd. Inspired by the support he receives, Borat continues with his anti-Muslim rhetoric. Every time he shouts, the crowd cheers and applauds. It's as if the crowd and Borat share the same goal of destroying Iraq. He portrays Midwesterners as willing to destroy Iraq, regardless of the number of innocent women and children casualties. During his American road trip, Borat drives through a poor neighborhood while looking for a place to spend the night. Unfazed by his surroundings, Borat gets out of the car and attempts to befriend a group of young adults. Tentative at first, they soon realize that he is harmless and they attempt to assist him by teaching him how to speak like "Real Americans." He continues his search and finds a hotel where he can stay. In an attempt to be more American, he uses his newly acquired lingo. He says, "What's up with it vanilla face, me and my homie Azamat just parked our slab outside. We looking for somewhere to post up our black asses for the night. So bang bang, skeet skeet nigah, we just a couple of pimps, no hoes." This scene sadly portrays the lack of education of impoverished teenagers in America. While continuing his journey through America, Borat visits a gun store in order to experience what it is like to be a real American. He browses the stock and asks the salesman what type of gun would best to defend against a Jew. The gun specialist calmly replies that a nine millimeter or 45 caliber would do the job. The merchant seemed not to care that he planned to use the gun to "defend against Jews." As a foreigner, Borat was not able to purchase the gun, had he been an American Citizen, the storekeeper would have sold him the gun, which Borat could have used to kill Jewish people. The movie Borat is a comedic exposé of the prejudices of narcissistic blue collar Americans. Whether suggesting the merciless killing of women and children in Iraq, or implying that he will cause harm to others, Borat's interactions highlight the indifference of some Americans towards others as well as their lack of education. And although this movie makes people laugh, it reminds us that we need to look at ourselves more often in the mirror and learn to be more tolerant of others.

EBJ ​Plot Overview: In order to get a grasp of American life, Kazakhstan sends over kazakstinian reporter Borat(Sacha Baron Cohen) to America but things soon begin to spiral out of control when Borat takes a fancy to Pamela AndersonDirected by Larry CharlesStarring Sacha Baron Cohen and Ken Davitan# NO SPOILERS!Overall: I honestly don't understand the appeal for this movie. People say its good because he's interacting with real people and filming genuine reactions. Cool concept but it makes it hard to enjoy when it SEEMS that its all setup. I'm not saying it is but during my experience of the movie I just constantly felt like it was set up and running off a complete script with little to no improv. That being said, even If I convince myself that it was completely genuine, I just don't find anything here that funny. Some scenes were enjoyable and good satire but the majority of it was stupid and just bland for me. The acting was fine and I imagine some people would like it but I can definitely see that it's not for me.The types of people who will like this movie will be fans of the improvisation style of comedy and those who can buy Sacha's character.Wouldn't Recommend.# POSSIBLE SPOILERS!Sacha Baron Cohen was good as Borat and I can definitely believe his character but maybe not his actions. Kevin Davitan was alright as Azamat.The premise was solid but the execution was pretty flawed for me. The story was really weak and didn't make sense.The cinematography was pretty weak and it was hard to see what was going on.Borat's costumes were alright and I can see the stereotypical odd foreign person concept they were going for which was clever.I rarely laughed in this movie and, while I can assume they were genuine, the 'pranking the unsuspecting public' idea didn't feel genuine.Personally, I really didn't enjoy this movie and was thoroughly bored throughout.4/10

Filipe Neto I remember that this film caused a lot of buzz when it debuted and everyone was talking about it. Obviously, in front of such a film its difficult to remain indifferent but, whether you like it or hate it, truth has to be said: it's a funny movie that uses (abuses) non-sense comedy but it's very hard to digest. Despite having the laudable courage to break hundreds of taboos and talk about things that would never be addressed in a movie in other way, it does so with a deeply offensive comedy, ungrateful for those who are subject of the jokes. In this film, the target shot down by Sacha Baron Cohen is the "politically correct". The character himself, a pseudo-journalist from Kazakhstan, is brilliant because he can convey to reality all our preconceived ideas when we think of someone from that remote region of the world. Unfortunately, he does it in a very offensive way for Kazakhstan itself, which earned the British comedian intense (and understandable) criticism, coupled with criticism of the film's anti-Semitic humor (Cohen himself is a Jew). The film also criticizes the US and the American way of life. I was always unsure if the people who came out in the movie were aware that they were being filmed for a humor film but, whether as non-sense humor or as severe social criticism, the film works.The movie is good for anyone who likes non-sense comedy and does not mind being the subject of some jokes. For all other audiences, it may seem indigestible for several reasons. Kids, in particular, should not watch this movie. Only an absolutely clueless father would let a child watch a movie like that.