wildly funny first half. after that---not so much

Rating: 6/10 (19 May 2007)

this movie is hysterically funny,at least the first half is.the problem is,after that it just gets silly and old and pointless.to me,this is one example of a TV show character which doesn't quite make it in a full length feature.some of the things Borat does are done merely for shock value,but come across as being inane at best.there's only so much of the same thing you can take over and over again.some of it is undoubtedly in poor taste,but that's not the problem here.the problem here is trying to do too much with too little.i nearly peed my pants several times in the first half,but after that,nary a trickle.so,fora riotously funny first half,i give "Borat" 6/10