Borat Visits Crazy U.S. of Americas

Rating: 7/10 (3 November 2006)

I've seen a couple Borat episodes on Ali G and I thought they were OK. Nothing special, just a talented comedian acting like a weirdo foreigner. Well, this movie is pretty much the same thing. If you love his show, you'll love the movie. It's that simple. I saw a 10:50 am showing of this movie hoping the crowd would be small. Because I really hate being stuck in a theater with a bunch of retards that laugh at every single thing. Unfortunately the theater was packed, and I sat next to two fat kids who laughed nonstop, both having wheezy, spit filled throats, mixed with a dash of nerd. Then I have a dude that snorted like a pig to my left, but that was actually funny. I thought the movie was amusing, fast paced, pretty funny and surprisingly smart. There is a whole lot going on this movie - it's full of satirical jokes, scat humor, and ridiculous situations. But I just didn't find it really, really funny like how everyone else is. I would say I laughed out loud a handful number of times. Don't get me wrong, I get it, he plays a slow foreigner with little common sense. That is funny, but it's not "one of the funniest comedies of all time". Personally I found Jackass 2 to be much funnier. The movie is easily recommendable and my main reason saying that is that Sasha is a really talented comedian, performer and actor. The movie has displayed our society in a crazy eye opening way that I haven't seen before. That was definitely the most humorous part of the movie for me. Watching how crazy our country is. I never realized how nuts these religious types are. Those dudes are probably exactly like the fanatics overseas. It's definitely one of the better comedies to come out in a long time. It's much better than any recent Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell movie. I give it a 7 1/2 outta 10. Most likely will rise after another viewing.