No jokes held back here, folks, and it pays off

Rating: 8/10 (1 December 2017)

What can sort of be described as live-action South Park, we have a freely offensive and comedic mockumentary (look it up; Borat is the first photo you get) with a wonderfully stereotyped depiction of American and especially Kazakhstani culture.
This is one of those production-inside-a-film movies (e.g. Synecdoche, New York, The Disaster Artist, Birdman, etc.) where Borat - a wacky and uncensored reporter - is sent to the US to bring back knowledge that can be used to improve Kazakhstan, which you can tell from the full title. It maintains its documentary feel, despite being an overall joke, while 'reporting' (making fun of) on any aspects of America that Borat stumbles upon, from feminism to the South to the most devout Christians one can find in the country.
The biggest aspect of this is the humour, of course. They held nothing back while writing this and coming up with ideas, which is kind of evident from the amount of stuff under 'Controversies' in its Wikipedia article. They go after (along with those mentioned above) Jewish people, Southerners (he screws with their sense of tradition and conservatism), feminists (those who think women and men should be equal, an idea which Borat mocks with comparisons to Kazakhstan), rednecks/hillbillies (showing how they give in to nationalism), and more. The humour is a mix of subtle (less people will understand it), obvious and ridiculous (you laugh due to his randomness and stupidity). I didn't get offended by any of the jokes; I just sat back and enjoyed the ride.
The character itself is expertly created, but doesn't seem that hard to perform (i.e. you don't see layers to him or every aspect of his psyche), mainly because that's not being examined here. His friend, Azamat, is also well done, incorporating the stereotypes and worst parts of Kazakh culture (unnecessary drama, over-the-top reactions, constant blaming and complaining, etc.). My main criticism is the fight scene between Borat and Azamat, which is just...horrific and maybe the only place where they went too far.
I was going to give this movie a lower rating, but it had the balls to venture into timely and debatable topics, which ultimately paid off (not without consequences, though), and I respect Sacha Baron Cohen and everyone else for that.