Not for the easily offended but still pretty hilarious

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 2016)

Borat sees Sacha Baron Cohen pretend to be a journalist from Kazakhstan and travel around the USA with a camera crew in tow. Since he is interacting with people who don't know he's just an actor, this makes for a very interesting movie. Sacha Baron Cohen gives a terrific performance as Borat and creates one of the most memorable movie characters of the 2000s. Be warned: Borat is unbelievably offensive. While it is a funny movie and while it does have some interesting social commentary, unfortunately Borat seems more focused on offending everyone than either of those things. Also, the film should be longer than just 80 minutes since some of the time it feels rushed and potentially great scenes end too quickly. Nevertheless, Borat provides some big laughs and I admire its showcase of a comedian doing such a brave and impressive feat as going through America dressed up as a character that's being appallingly offensive and humiliating himself repeatedly. If you know what you're getting into with Borat and understand that it's a certain type of humour, you're in for a funny comedy movie, albeit one that's more notable for its technique than for huge laughs. Perhaps its best element is its thought-provoking social commentary, so Borat is definitely one of the most interesting comedies of recent times.
8/10