If you are a fan of “Da Ali G Show,” or anything Sacha Baron Cohen has done, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” will not disappoint you.
Cohen has appeared frequently on “Da Ali G Show,” as Borat with his oftentimes offensive, always funny scenes, but this is an entire 84 minutes of his act. The film is about Borat coming to America from Kazakhstan, where he is a television reporter. His company sends him to America to learn from their success. While in New York, Borat catches an episode of “Baywatch,” and falls in love with Pamela Anderson. Most of the film is about his journey alongside his producer, Azamat Bagatov, to find Pamela.
Borat travels from New York to California in an old ice cream truck. Along the way he mingles with different people meant to teach him how to act like an American. Cohen is fearless in the things he says and does in the film, as usual.
This film, along with most of the other things Cohen has done, is raising questions. People are wondering if Cohen is racist, or if the film is a sly way of exposing and making a parody of racist attitudes. There is no doubt that “Borat” is racist. There is also no question that he makes fun of everything he possibly can. However, that is what Cohen’s works are about. This film is meant to make you laugh and should be taken that way.
The film has strong language, nudity and a lot of crude humor, but it is one of the funniest films I have seen in a while. I strongly recommend you respect the “R” rating. If you are looking to laugh and have a good time, go watch this movie.