Ugly and offensive garbage

Rating: 1/10 (16 January 2007)

Borat has been getting a lot of attention recently thanks to great word-of-mouth and box-office success. However I feel that this a movie that is dangerously lowering the standards of what we see in the movies. The premise is like a leaf out of the book of Jackass and other juvenile practical jokes.
If your idea of entertainment is blatantly insulting people to their faces, asking them to pick up crap, destroying their property and indecently exposing yourself to people who don't want to be a part of that, then you should take a look at yourself at what you do in your own society.
Cohen's idea of joke is putting people in danger's way, insulting their beliefs and crossing over their boundaries while making himself look like and absolute ignoramus.
You may argue that the film is supposed to be "satire on the American way of life" but what kinds of normal people think the way he does - ultimate misogyny, calling people names and defaming their country and pride?
It seems he also wants to take a stab at "high society" crashing the feminists' group and the etiquette school and party, while mixing it with the blacks and the whore. However, the two latter groups only take to Borat because they understand his crudeness and language. He does not have to form a firm, meaningful relationship with these groups them and therefore does not have behave socially appropriate.
He never even succeeds to critically vilify the affluent groups but only makes a himself look like a disgusting criminal. Even the college boys got tired of his antics and had to draw the line when he became socially over demanding and provoking.
It is unclear what the aim of the film was - whether to satirise and poke fun at the American people when all it does is just make Borat look like an obnoxious fool. Even more sadly, the film which cost almost $18mil was just a vehicle for Cohen to irritate people and destroy their homes and property which they have honestly and earnestly worked for.
In a developed society (for example the U.S) where one has social rules and the law to protect it's people from slander, destruction of property and assault, we should feel more thankful that we have a system to prevent people like Borat off the streets and in jail or courthouses where they belong.
A disgusting piece of work Mr.Borat - I only regret that Kazakhstan has to put up with your despicable antics.