Refreashingly original even is somewhat fake

Rating: 8/10 (21 November 2006)

Watching the movie feels like being slapped in the face and kicked in the behind as well being fed a big jar of sweet chocolate all at once. If the reasons behind its making were to mock either the American or the Kazakh way of life it only managed to mock the way in which cultural differences are perceived. There is nothing more hilarious than the reactions that casual Americans have to Borat's habit of kissing and greeting everyone and to his childish sincerity.
The introduction is truly one of the best sequences of the movie even if it is very misleading in the very absence of any Kazakh element. Not only that the music is Serbian and some of the actors are British but it was entirely filmed in Romania, I presume in one of the most secluded and poorest villages the producers could find. Many of the villagers are actually gypsy (Borat's "asshole" neighbor for one), the very ones that Borat seems to hate so much.
As for the dose of laughter the movie produces, all I can say is make sure you take an extra pair of underwear with you, you might need it…