The funniest film I have ever seen, and yet still so culturally exposing

Rating: 10/10 (15 November 2006)

First things first. Let me get this out of the way. This is the funniest film I have EVER seen. I went to see it last night, and I didn't just laugh, it was the sort of laughter which has you jumping around in your seat. Warning, if you don't like seeing embarrassing cringe humour, then this movie will be painful for you, but if you don't see it you are missing out.
Borat's greatest strength is the fact that while the movie is more than capable of delivering a string of belly laughs with daft humour and fictional scripted bits, it draws mainly upon having the American public making asses of themselves and delivering the humour for on its behalf, much in the same way the TV programme did of the British public. For all its humour though, it exposes a shocking amount of prejudice, racism and down right barbarism amongst some people in America, and that is the beauty of this film.
The ability to have you rolling around on the floor in laughter one second, and then have you gasp in horror at some of the comments made by some people Borat talks to in the film. This film has its lovers (me for example) and its haters. To me the only people who could hate this film are the people who identify with the narrow minded fools that Borat seems to seek out in the film.
This film is quite simply a work of genius, and Borat far overshadows Sacha Bora Cohen's other characters. Rip roaring laughter coupled with political significance make this a winner.