Working up until a Point

Rating: 5/10 (12 March 2007)

"Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" portrays somewhat of a make-fun story not only towards Americans, but towards Kazakhstan itself.
Borat's first scene in The "U.S and A" starts with him going down the stairs from JFK airport, but the memorability starts when Borat "Accidently" drops his luggage in the subway, and you guessed it. Along with all of the clothes that he possesses, come hens from Kazakhstan. "Careful! They Bite!" says the comedian. Scenes like this are what make "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit of Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan", but others just simply don't. In another stupid and typical Borat scene, You find Borat (After his other Kazakhstani friend Azamat strips of him of everything he has) lying on the floor burning his Pamela Anderson picture, and whimpingly crying as if the world was going to end. The crowd started to crack up as if it was the funniest part of the movie, while I was just silently waiting for the scene to end.
For some film goers, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" might have the properties of a cinematic masterpiece that has no diminutive end towards laughter, as much as some may see it as anyway they please.
Either way, there is still something that makes "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" stand tall, and that is Sacha Baron Cohen. The film's pace revolves around his performance. He is a master at improvisation, and if it were not him who plays Borat, the film would be a dud.
Every time the film achieves a balanced essence, the director ruins it with a daft scene of stupidity. But surprisingly, every time the film is an inch away from darkness, Sacha Baron Cohen pulls it up miraculously. Its the critics highest grade of the year, but that may not signify anything until you see it yourself. In this case, I am not telling you to not not see it. Either way, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" is here to stay for a very long time.