meaningless

Rating: 1/10 (10 December 2006)

As far as a movie is concerned, it has no point. Exaggeration is important in a comedy, but it is supposed to be based on real stuff, not bluffing. Most of the description about Kazakhstan is evidently untrue, which makes it a tacky political satire. And the film is also absolutely not about culture collision, which I thought it would be before I saw it. I don't see anything but the idea of "we are civilized people, these are barbarians, so let's look how zanily they behave!"
By the way, it's neither decent nor hilarious making fun of people who happen to be isolated from the entire modern world. Their ignorance is not their own fault. Sarcasm on them is just like laughing at retards and cripples.
I cannot believe the script is created by a Cambridge graduate and this movie is rated 8 here.