Funny on every single level

Rating: 10/10 (3 November 2006)

I just caught the matinée....perhaps the funniest movie i've ever seen. Definitely the funniest in years....what's best about it is that it is funny on every level (utilizing physicality, satire, race, topical humor, sexuality, malapropisms).
If anyone out there is under the impression that the guy is just doing a Yakov Smirnoff impression, trust me....it's a lot closer to Andy Kaufman meets Dave Letterman in their primes. When you see Sacha Baron Cohen at work, you'll see why people consider a Tom Green cheap imitation (even if he was in the mainstream first).
Another beauty of Borat is that people with overdeveloped and underdeveloped senses of humor will find this equally funny. I was actually sitting near some people who were laughing hardest at the simplest of jokes, as well as the more subtle social commentary implied through the documentary style.
Its only weakness may be the thinness of the ending of its plot , but Hitchock referred to that phenomenon as the Maguffin - meaning that if something can be successfully used to propel a plot most effectively, it should be used even if it ends up being discardable.
Of course Borat gets uncomfortable at many moments, but that's a huge part of the fun. It may definitely not be a great idea to bring little kids, but it may be the finest example of comedy in years.