Funny satire

Rating: 9/10 (20 February 2012)

Sasha Baron Cohen is a comic genius. Borat is as funny a movie as I have ever seen. He is so convincing as an innocent from Kazakhstan who no one uncovers as a sly, undercover Englishman, that I am still amazed at the temerity of this lunatic.
The opening scene where Borat is introducing his sister as the #1 prostitute in Kazakhstan is so over the top that I still haven't stopped laughing.
He is equally adept at skewering religion, nationalism, and racism. Pamela Anderson becomes a quest after an episode of "Baywatch" on television. Our hero must find this perfect woman and marry her. The sequences that follow are brilliant, and Mr. Cohen risks his life frequently in this docudrama/comedy. Anyone who has had a really bad day should rent this hilarious film for a great escape from reality.