Don't Believe the Hype

Rating: 6/10 (9 March 2007)

Hmmm, where to start...
Ali G - was a great character, loved the TV shows as well as the film.
Borat - loved the TV shows, more so than Ali G and was really looking forward to the film, particularly seen as pretty much everyone I spoke to about it loved it.
Am i missing something here? Is it really that good? Its humorous but Sacha Baron Cohen seems all to willing in this film to try and be too outrageous. The TV shows were great and I was a big fan but I found this repetitive and cringe-worthy. Admittedly, there were humorous parts, particularly the Kazakhi national anthem and the way the DVD is presented as a pirated disc was a nice touch.
Overall, I found it very disappointing. Its not a bad film but it really isn't that good...
Perhaps if I hadn't previously seen the TV shows I may have found it to be something more fresh and may have enjoyed it more.