Goodbye Political Correctness - High Five

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2006)

(Synopsis) Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) is a TV reporter of a popular show in Kazakhstan. He is sent to America by his government to make a documentary about American society and culture. Borat takes a course in New York City to understand American humor. While watching Baywatch on TV, Borat discovers how beautiful our women are in the form of C. J. Parker (Pamela Anderson). He decides to go on a cross-country road trip to California in a quest to make her his wife and take her back to his country. Borat begins his journey and encounters a country full of strange and wonderful Americans. HIGH FIVE!
(My Comment) The movie begins with Borat showing his hometown with all the great stuff you can do there, such as playing ping pong, dancing, sun-bathing, having sex with the #4 prostitute in all of Kazakhstan, who happens to be his sister. You see that Borat comes from a poor and backward country, so you can understand the problems he encounters when he comes to America. Borat's strange customs are very odd to Americans, and he is like a fish out of water. One thing that you must understand about this movie is that most of the movie is about laughing at negative stereotypes, and it is not Politically Correct. Borat's slapstick and toilet humor takes on America's social ills. The entire film contains offensive humor and gags that are anti-Semitic, gay bashing, racist, prejudice, male nudity, and any other thing that is controversial. The two nude men wresting scene is funny and over the top, but you need to close your eyes when this scene comes on so you will not have that memory in your brain. The movie includes both straight comedy and segments filmed like a "Candid-Camera show" with an unsuspecting victim "Punked show" conclusion. You will find some of the reactions interesting. This is one of those movies that you will love or hate, no in between. You will either laugh during the entire movie or you will be so disgusted and outraged that you will leave the theater. I was one that laughed during the whole movie. The movie was rated R, but I think it should be higher like 3Rs (Rude, Racist, & Ridicules). (20th Century Fox, Run time 1:22, Rated R) (8/10)